Would this device even have been needed if our doctors and researchers had prevented the neuronal cascade of death? Don't people ever connect the dots and ask the correct questions on cause and effect?
Arizona veteran on the road to walk again with help from new device
ConnectAfter losing the ability to walk due to a stroke that occurred 10 years ago, one Arizona veteran took a major step on the road to walk again.
After some research, stroke survivor Intelligence Officer Mark Lazercheff stumbled across a device called Kickstart. The spring-based technology works by mimicking the tendons of a horse, enabling the user to properly walk.
Kickstart is currently being used in just a few therapy clinics across the country. It has been shown in clinical studies to help people with neurological disabilities, such as stroke, make dramatic gains in their recovery to walk again.
On Friday, Lazercheff was fitted with his very own Kickstart.
“Exercise helps with the pain. Anyone will tell you that,” said Lazercheff. “This will allow me to walk more and break up the tightness. It’s like rocks and rubber bands.”
Lazercheff said his goal is to be able to run a little before he retires next January.
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