An experimental new therapy is restoring more function for patients with spinal cord injury, without invasive surgery.
Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle crash back in 2009.
“First time I was on the interstate. I was a novice rider, so I took it too fast, went into the grass off the exit ramp, hit a bump and flew head over feet and landed on my head and ended up first fracturing C4,” he said.
Magliari can walk around very slowly, but using his hands for gripping and grabbing objects is challenging.
“If I can open and close my hands better or if I can reach a better, stronger arms, that’s huge, right?”