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A man with advanced Parkinson's disease has regained the ability to walk after receiving a special implant that stimulates nerves in his spine.
The implant, developed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, delivers electrical signals to the spinal cord, helping to restore normal walking patterns.
The patient, Marc Gauthier, 63, can now walk for miles without experiencing the shuffling and freezing he previously struggled with.
The treatment is not a cure for Parkinson's, but it offers new hope for people with advanced disease who no longer respond to medication.
Further testing is needed to determine whether the implant can benefit other Parkinson's patients.
The research, described in Nature Medicine, is a significant step forward in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
