A Mayo Clinic study used a patient's stem cells to help repair the spinal cord.
ABC News’ Will Reeve, left, walks alongside Chris Barr, who regained mobility after being paralyzed from the neck down in 2017.that collected stem cells from his own stomach fat, expanded them in a laboratory to 100 million cells and then injected the cells into Barr's lumbar spine.
"I never dreamed I would have a recovery like this," Barr told ABC News' Will Reeve. "I can feed myself. I can walk around. I can do day-to-day independent activities." ABC News’ Will Reeve, left, walks alongside Chris Barr, who regained mobility after being paralyzed from the neck down in 2017., seven of the 10 patients experienced increased strength in muscle motor groups and increased sensation to pinpricks and light touch.Three patients in the study had no response to the stem cell therapy, meaning they did not get better or worse, according to the Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minnesota.
"This trial shows us that stem cells are safe and potentially beneficial in the treatment of spinal cord injury," Bydon said. "This can be a milestone in our field of neurosurgery, neuroscience and of treating patients with spinal cord injury."MORE: Man in wheelchair from paralysis walks again thanks to a new medical innovation
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