Paralyzed man able to walk again with brain and spine implants

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For more than a decade, Gert-Jan Oskam has been trying to re-learn to walk again after a motor bike accident in his 20s paralyzed him from the hips down, but with the the help of digital implants in his brain and spine, Oskam is back on his feet. NBC News' Josh Lederman reports.
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@raherc3330
@raherc3330 Жыл бұрын
Finally....something positive.
@spookyskelly5276
@spookyskelly5276 Жыл бұрын
There's positive stuff happening all the time, the news just doesn't care.
@JohnBrown-ff6ez
@JohnBrown-ff6ez Жыл бұрын
*AGREED!*
@Drak3_710
@Drak3_710 Жыл бұрын
FR
@LewDanLascivious8276
@LewDanLascivious8276 Жыл бұрын
Positive?🤔....Elon musk is desperate to sell the idea on his neuralink and the lie is that it'll fix all these diseases in your brain and your body like Alzheimer's but it's BS because he just wants to get it in your brain so he can control you through A.I. "Artificial Intelligence". The elites are after our brains and they want to control us and make us their slaves by putting everybody's minds on the cloud and then everyone will have access to your thoughts on the internet. Just like the lie was to sell Facebook, they told everyone that it would bring everyone together when all's it did is separate everyone by keeping everybody in the house all day talking to dozens of strangers they don't even know hundreds of miles away that they'll never even meet through an artificial device (computer). Can anyone tell me the real need for Facebook? because everything you can do on Facebook you can do in real life just like we've always been doing way before Facebook came around. Except for maybe talking to family members we never knew in another country but what's the point? Why because you feel obligated to talk to someone just because they're your blood relatives when Jesus said we're all family in spirit anyways? And you'll more than likely never even see them anyways and at what cost? of being totally lonely when you can just talk to the people that are around you.
@honestjoe7940
@honestjoe7940 11 ай бұрын
Only because Elon Musk gained approval from the FDA for his Neural Link. Otherwise this would have never seen the light of day
@anncata7368
@anncata7368 Жыл бұрын
This is what we more of, scientists, computer technology and physicians collaborating to find cures to help those paralyzed.
@timshanemelton
@timshanemelton Жыл бұрын
Awesome, are researchers adding some stem cell & HGH treatments ?
@europetruck5879
@europetruck5879 Жыл бұрын
and they will thank an sky guy for allowing to walk
@enochia
@enochia Жыл бұрын
And there's people who say "college is a waste of time". (Mostly mediocre people who want to deflect their failure to achieve on others) Without college, we wouldn't have doctors who save our lives
@mathgasm8484
@mathgasm8484 Жыл бұрын
I am a mathematician but improving peoples lives is always awesome.
@maddoxmonteza
@maddoxmonteza Жыл бұрын
when this technology gets more advanced and the bride between the nerves get indistinguishable from normal nerves and become affordable the people who invented this would get so much respect.
@kimbermichelle3922
@kimbermichelle3922 Жыл бұрын
I think he'll get stronger, the more he moves and his muscles can strengthen. This is amazing!
@everry3357
@everry3357 Жыл бұрын
@@iRiShNFT he's right the accident happened years ago so the muscles also lose they strenght with time, ever heard of the term "use it or lose it"? It actually apply to the human body if something is not used the less it's getting nessesary attention by the body to keep it working
@alexanderl9985
@alexanderl9985 Жыл бұрын
@@Zeevuhl You're not the kindest
@mrsTraveller64
@mrsTraveller64 Жыл бұрын
@@iRiShNFT he can't walk withoutmuscles, he needs to strengthen them to be able to walk. With or without his brains sending messages to his legs he needs muscles to use his legs!!! He can't walk with spaghetti-legs.
@cbot375
@cbot375 Жыл бұрын
@@mrsTraveller64 but muscles require input from the nerves to function, we don't know how much of the muscle fibers are getting input from the implant.
@mrsTraveller64
@mrsTraveller64 Жыл бұрын
@@cbot375 so you are saying he can't grow muscles then?
@TBone42660
@TBone42660 Жыл бұрын
Pray they can revive vision for ms patients like myself someday 🤞🏽🙏🏽
@eddiecortez7582
@eddiecortez7582 Жыл бұрын
Me2
@TBone42660
@TBone42660 Жыл бұрын
God Speed@@eddiecortez7582
@V.E.R.O.
@V.E.R.O. Жыл бұрын
It will happen, it's just a matter of time.
@eddiecortez7582
@eddiecortez7582 Жыл бұрын
@@TBone42660 add me
@mill2712
@mill2712 Жыл бұрын
​@@V.E.R.O. The biggest breakthrough in regards to vision would be artificial eyes for people whose eyes either never functioned or were destroyed somehow.
@AC-gp7kf
@AC-gp7kf Жыл бұрын
I pray that this can work for all people with a spinal cord injury.
@chertz2533
@chertz2533 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I hope this becomes accessible everywhere.
@lt4324
@lt4324 Жыл бұрын
Sadly, I highly doubt it, at least not in MY lifetime (I am 62) . Unfortunately this procedure will not be within reach for MANY people as far as $$$ goes due to the high cost of this surgery and or treatments and follow ups. I truly hope hope this cost will come down dramatically in the future due to the hundreds of thousands who require this breakthrough! AND IT WILL !! Blessing those who need this type of surgery.
@drahmed3397
@drahmed3397 11 ай бұрын
This is amazing, I am so happy for him and anyone else who is helped.
@Miss_Cherry
@Miss_Cherry Жыл бұрын
Its about time! This is amazing.
@echoecho1913
@echoecho1913 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing ! So happy for him. And for the team that created and assisted in his life changing procedures. What a milestone for the medical community. And new hope for those in need.
@KosmasMJpec
@KosmasMJpec 11 ай бұрын
I have Multiple Sclerosis in the baddest mode,I can walk but with many difficulties plus I have dizzines and struggles to write something with my hands. This is a very good message to all of us that have a very beautiful g problem to fight, not only for paralyzed persons. Its a hope for all persons out there that have strokes and MS and other issues in their health. It gives hope. Very big hope for the next years!!
@pegs1659
@pegs1659 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Hopefully, it will become widespread.
@sonymicronin
@sonymicronin Жыл бұрын
Nope, u have to be extremely rich or a test subject
@Zharkan16
@Zharkan16 Жыл бұрын
@@sonymicronin Okey, then you must know what it costs... tell us.
@fb1000000
@fb1000000 Жыл бұрын
The cost of this is in the millions, 100%,
@LewDanLascivious8276
@LewDanLascivious8276 Жыл бұрын
It already is because Elon musk is desperate to sell the idea on his neuralink and the lie is that it'll fix all these diseases in your brain and your body like Alzheimer's but it's BS because he just wants to get it in your brain so he can control you through A.I. "Artificial Intelligence". The elites are after our brains and they want to control us and make us their slaves by putting everybody's minds on the cloud and then everyone will have access to your thoughts on the internet. Just like the lie was to sell Facebook, they told everyone that it would bring everyone together when all's it did is separate everyone by keeping everybody in the house all day talking to dozens of strangers they don't even know hundreds of miles away that they'll never even meet through an artificial device (computer). Can anyone tell me the real need for Facebook? because everything you can do on Facebook you can do in real person just like we've always been doing way before Facebook came around. Except for maybe talking to family members we never knew in another country but what's the point? Why because you feel obligated to talk to someone just because they're your blood relatives when Jesus said we're all family in spirit anyways? And you'll more than likely never even see them anyways and at what cost? of being totally lonely when you can just talk to the people that are around you.
@jynx3978
@jynx3978 11 ай бұрын
It will only be spread for the disabled
@sonnyjim2181
@sonnyjim2181 Жыл бұрын
Wow, truly miraculous… I hope this will become widely available
@James-hy8gu
@James-hy8gu Жыл бұрын
Doubt it. Republicans will find a way to outlaw it cuz it's not "gods will"
@jacobfromallstate4963
@jacobfromallstate4963 Жыл бұрын
Not a miracle, just scientists hitting the books and putting in endless hours of research and effort into helping those who can't help themselves.
@WhoAreYou905
@WhoAreYou905 Ай бұрын
@@jacobfromallstate4963thank you, some people rather give all credit to the magic sky guy than the people who actually put in work to make things like this happen
@maddoxmonteza
@maddoxmonteza Жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing this is what humans can achieve when they work together.
@sweetpie7919
@sweetpie7919 Жыл бұрын
what a great story. Truly incredible. I'm happy for him and anyone else who is helped.
@kylieharrison3782
@kylieharrison3782 Жыл бұрын
After being unused for such a long time its understandable that the soft tissue structures will have to rebuild themselves to develop endurance skills. As the saying goes it takes just one step to start a journey.
@hmp01
@hmp01 11 ай бұрын
this made me cry. really happy for him!
@kishanthakar9560
@kishanthakar9560 9 ай бұрын
I really need this ASAP
@FenrirsBite77
@FenrirsBite77 Жыл бұрын
Please continue promoting stories like these. Amazing news!
@almasantiago1100
@almasantiago1100 Жыл бұрын
This is phenomenal!
@joseaduran2932
@joseaduran2932 Жыл бұрын
You have this brother🤝🏽 keep fighting. My son and I are praying for you
@alexdietrich7975
@alexdietrich7975 Жыл бұрын
My life goal is to help people through medical means. I've wanted almost nothing more. Seeing this honestly made me tear up, this is the kind of stuff 20 years ago I would assume was only possible in science fiction. Wow.
@TheWuBzChannel
@TheWuBzChannel 11 ай бұрын
everything now was once "fiction" - sometimes one has to wonder if anything really is "impossible".
@howardpratt1946
@howardpratt1946 Жыл бұрын
Hope it works even better than they hope. Really great some positive news
@deanajamroz1182
@deanajamroz1182 11 ай бұрын
This is one of the best stories I've read, particularly on the Memorial Day weekend. Even though advances in technology can be scary, this is wonderful (what a boon it will be to military personnel who've been wounded.)
@John-iu9kl
@John-iu9kl 8 ай бұрын
Just wait till ai and nanobots are able to remap individual neurons.
@andrewbaran661
@andrewbaran661 Жыл бұрын
Technology will move fast... No computer... Big computer... Small computer... Computer in your pocket... This is great news... This man is standing on his own... Again... Fantastic... All the best for this man... And everyone who needs this help... It's wonderful...
@watsonwrote
@watsonwrote 11 ай бұрын
Even if he's not able to return to full movement in the foreseeable future, the ability to stand or walk a few steps will surely increase his quality of life in significant ways. This will be a big boon to those recovering from spinal injuries as we work towards even better technologies.
@slackburngirl8593
@slackburngirl8593 5 ай бұрын
I am just reading this. I think it is a very good sign for him that his body was already responding on its own witchin a year. As if the sensors stimulate the surrounding nerves to build a new pathway ( bridge ) bypassing the injury. Nerves of various types do various jobs and copy themselves and multiply. This is incredibly encouraging to read .
@zurgmuckerberg
@zurgmuckerberg Ай бұрын
Yes, even going to the bathroom without help would ease someone's life and their supporters significantly.
@enochia
@enochia Жыл бұрын
Go to college, kids! You can achieve amazing things like this.
@user-xx7jf1jl7b
@user-xx7jf1jl7b Жыл бұрын
Or learn independently.
@skidddd
@skidddd Жыл бұрын
It’s always the college kids that make stuff like this 😂
@platinum_ap6836
@platinum_ap6836 Жыл бұрын
Go to college and don't waste your time on a non stem field.
@kathleenvaughan3709
@kathleenvaughan3709 Жыл бұрын
This is incredible news. I’m so happy and hopeful for people with paralysis.
@C.freebad
@C.freebad 11 ай бұрын
Huge humankind's step.
@Fido-vm9zi
@Fido-vm9zi Жыл бұрын
Great news! Huge admiration & thank you to all who made this possible! ❤❤❤
@Muhammad_Syakir
@Muhammad_Syakir 11 ай бұрын
May he gain his full health and fitness. May everyone who helps him to walk again be blessed with kindness from other human beings.
@tizrahisrael3003
@tizrahisrael3003 8 ай бұрын
You all are doing a wonderfully meaningful work.
@lindaweber5599
@lindaweber5599 Жыл бұрын
God bless him. That's amazing.
@abel3557
@abel3557 11 ай бұрын
Science blessed him
@diggydretv
@diggydretv Жыл бұрын
This is Amazing! We are seeing great steps forward in various areas of the medical field. Not that long ago, my mind was blown when I saw a girl with a robotic arm that actually claimed that she was able to "feel" things do to some kind of sensor pads that are built into the hand. Good stuff!
@bleedinblue5675
@bleedinblue5675 Жыл бұрын
What a great time to be alive….good luck on your journey my man!
@dane4243
@dane4243 Жыл бұрын
The brilliance of technology and modern medicine. Well done!!
@susanferretti5781
@susanferretti5781 8 ай бұрын
This is incredible.
@ecuadorexpat8558
@ecuadorexpat8558 11 ай бұрын
AMAZING..So happy for him
@coachyamyam9666
@coachyamyam9666 11 ай бұрын
Wish I had more money to donate and donate!!! It’s amazing to see him walk again
@torils65
@torils65 Жыл бұрын
Wow! This is incredible, I wish him all the best.
@KourtOreilly
@KourtOreilly 11 ай бұрын
Blessings hope he continues doing better each day and finally walk again
@antonenero
@antonenero Жыл бұрын
God bless him ❤❤❤!
@AlexZ-lc6nl
@AlexZ-lc6nl Жыл бұрын
He needs to work on his joints and muscles. once they are stronger, he will stand for longer. The neural development also has to accommodate for the new connections which are building and the old ones who are once again firing back. It’s like gaining the ability to talk after a stroke. He’s got this! 💪🏽
@JimsEquipmentShed
@JimsEquipmentShed 11 ай бұрын
Truly amazing research, this will be fantastic if it can be brought to a wider group of people. If this is scalable, it’s life changing in many ways.
@JJGordo
@JJGordo Жыл бұрын
Recently I had a serious back accident. I'm surprised I'm still walking and before that a neck accident where I flipped like a pinball at a post office. That I'm even walking is surprising. I'm so happy for him.
@aviiincent
@aviiincent 10 ай бұрын
Hello! May I know if you werent able to move both of your legs after the accident and you had spinal cord injury?
@kx1490
@kx1490 Жыл бұрын
Imagine the excitement when he takes that first step again. This is amazing
@wiggwam1
@wiggwam1 8 ай бұрын
Wonderful and amazing
@Tipperary757
@Tipperary757 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Just amazing!
@sassysarina9718
@sassysarina9718 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing!
@CC-12345
@CC-12345 Жыл бұрын
Amazing !
@MidwestUnderground405
@MidwestUnderground405 9 ай бұрын
I'm not paralyzed, but I'm happy to see this technology succeed! I can only imagine how happy this makes someone who cannot walk. I wish the best for this man, and I hope this benefits many more who are also paralyzed. Science is so awesome!
@starzrvv
@starzrvv Жыл бұрын
this is incredible
@lailaplaysdbd4004
@lailaplaysdbd4004 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This is amazing.
@tragicrhythm
@tragicrhythm Жыл бұрын
Incredible! Both the tech and the human body’s ability to adapt.
@metoo6599
@metoo6599 Жыл бұрын
This is beautiful
@ms.ashland1239
@ms.ashland1239 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing ,
@susanwest8239
@susanwest8239 11 ай бұрын
God bless you.
@IluvPeen
@IluvPeen Жыл бұрын
I’m happy to live in a time where we are starting to make big moves in the medical science field
@HeatherHolt
@HeatherHolt Жыл бұрын
Wow how amazing!! I had to “learn how to walk again” after being tboned by a military vehicle and long story short it sucked. But I didn’t have it as bad as he did, just had a crushed pelvis but wasn’t paralyzed thank goodness. So I can kinda relate and definitely empathize with this man. I am so happy to see this progress. Bring on a Deus Ex world! (Without alllll the bad stuff tho lol just the implants to help injured people)
@Simmerany
@Simmerany Жыл бұрын
Wow amazing! I love this finally we are getting there ❤
@zanfear
@zanfear 11 ай бұрын
It's like in Arrow when Felicity was paralyzed, except she magically started to walk again and didn't really go through the real-life struggles.
@lcmpark
@lcmpark 11 ай бұрын
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
@yoda1422
@yoda1422 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing ❤
@OoSwIItchyOo
@OoSwIItchyOo 2 ай бұрын
This is awesome❤
@slaves329.
@slaves329. Жыл бұрын
Well done amazing achievement
@sakenitro
@sakenitro 11 ай бұрын
bro's got them bluetooth legs
@Striker885
@Striker885 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeves would have cried at the presentation of this development, RIP his soul
@sacredcrystal
@sacredcrystal Жыл бұрын
This changes so much 😮
@sexybar6735
@sexybar6735 Жыл бұрын
He is so handsome 😍 Happy for him and may he live a very long life ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@vqjd4435
@vqjd4435 Жыл бұрын
Finally Something Better For The Future!!
@SHERMAN1976
@SHERMAN1976 Жыл бұрын
Muy bueno !! Eata gente es muy inteligente
@danamarvich5125
@danamarvich5125 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that is incredible!
@cvisuali
@cvisuali Жыл бұрын
Amazing keep going
@FilCanJay
@FilCanJay 11 ай бұрын
Now this is inspiring news.😢
@anklebiter9116
@anklebiter9116 Жыл бұрын
It's great it works even after it was turned off. Remapping nervous system?
@chrissystewart6268
@chrissystewart6268 6 ай бұрын
Be nice never be a bully. I hated when someone with an disability/ being paralyzed get picked on . I pray God gave him strength 🙏🏾 I believe He'll be stronger & in a positive spirit
@yachekabrown8622
@yachekabrown8622 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@maddoxmonteza
@maddoxmonteza Жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing this is what humans can achieve when they work together they are starting to create machines to bridge the gap in the nerves when this technology gets more advanced and the bride between the nerves get indistinguishable from normal nerves and become affordable the people who invented this would get so much respect.
@rosemariebredahl9519
@rosemariebredahl9519 Жыл бұрын
The sense of hope must be huge!
@gew9487
@gew9487 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!! A true miracle.👍🙏
@noaim6956
@noaim6956 Жыл бұрын
🤔so that means a computer helps control his body🤯
@amitpatilamit
@amitpatilamit Жыл бұрын
It's more like a selective relay. Computer picks up signals from the brain, isolates signals for lower body, and injects them back while bypassing the damaged spinal cord regions.
@tracyheaslip8754
@tracyheaslip8754 Жыл бұрын
OMG beautiful! Unbelievable medical miracles.
@ol3770
@ol3770 Жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@monkeforsure1973
@monkeforsure1973 3 ай бұрын
even after the device is turned off is miraculous
@shawarmagames1689
@shawarmagames1689 3 ай бұрын
why am I crying seeing this. God. this is unbelievable.
@KAYSWORLD365
@KAYSWORLD365 Жыл бұрын
Really amazing ❤
@figofigo7908
@figofigo7908 Жыл бұрын
Thank God
@megagaming4729
@megagaming4729 11 ай бұрын
I am paralysed last 7 year please help me to walk again where I can contact this people please help me
@jenniferpaden541
@jenniferpaden541 5 күн бұрын
If you find out lmk
@classicredwine
@classicredwine Жыл бұрын
Wow this is fantastic that doctors are able to give paraplegics some semblance of their lives back! Hopefully this can become more readily available
@jaytee8363
@jaytee8363 Жыл бұрын
Incredible 😮
@pedrocortez3485
@pedrocortez3485 Жыл бұрын
A few 100 feet a day, many paralyzed people would be happy and full of tears if they could do that.
@CLOUD-fl8pc
@CLOUD-fl8pc 9 ай бұрын
Wow. Just wow..
@Mahmoud-mk9rw
@Mahmoud-mk9rw Жыл бұрын
Wow amazing 🤯
@desmeisme
@desmeisme Жыл бұрын
That’s incredible
@bournegod_kiy
@bournegod_kiy Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, when you know a little something about medical, this made complete sense. I hope this helps everyone, this is AMAZING. I hope they continue to advance and this is available and affordable to everyone.
@Gloryboyquan
@Gloryboyquan Жыл бұрын
I don't understand ... this is what they should be working on instead of useless nonsense
@JJs_playground
@JJs_playground Жыл бұрын
Amazing advancement. This is so great to see. And it's cases like this that makes me not want to get a motorcycle again. I was looking at getting a sportsbike, but this video just popped in my feed and just made me snap out of it. I guess it's the universe sending me a sign.
@Mcjagger2023
@Mcjagger2023 3 ай бұрын
im so excited and glad this is finally becoming a reality! I thought of a concept just like this a few years ago and it's crazy seeing a company actually make it possible. Please make this stuff and stuff like it more readily available and think about the people who need accessible options! make change, be that change! no idea is too crazy!
@carinwiseman4309
@carinwiseman4309 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!!!
@JohnBrown-ff6ez
@JohnBrown-ff6ez Жыл бұрын
*AMAZING*
@The_Shining_1
@The_Shining_1 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@FiRe-gu5td
@FiRe-gu5td 3 ай бұрын
So cool!
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