“Marquis is now able to walk up to a quarter of a mile”
What you need to know:
- 29-year-old Jeff Marquis is one of the SCI survivors who got a chance to try new implanted electrical simulators
- Five years after injury, he is walking with horizontal poles
- While not a cure, new options for mobility and support include brain-machine interfacing and more advanced exoskeletons
- The cost can be prohibitive: exoskeletons can cost $80,000 to $100,000 out-of-pocket
Written by Emily Progin
