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Foot Drop Fix

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A new device is giving people with nervous system injuries their ability to walk back.

Like Barry Morris, 53 of Billings. He has battled Multiple Sclerosis for 30 years.

“I get really emotional, I could cry,” said Morris talking about the toll the disease has taken on his body.

The progressive central nervous system disease eventually took the function from his left leg, “It’s been really hard.”

He suffers from a condition called foot drop. “And it got to where I was just dragging my foot around for the last 10 years,” said Morris.

Exhausting and depressing said Morris, but things started looking up six weeks ago when he put on the Bioness L300.

The device attaches to his ankle and knee, and uses electrical impulses to help him move his foot. It has also helped keep his posture upright. Morris controls the power of the pulse.

“I’m not jumping up and down or nothing yet, but it’s working,” said Morris.

read the rest: Foot Drop Fix | KULR-8 TELEVISION – Billings, Montana | Medical Minute

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3 Responses to “Foot Drop Fix”

  1. Bob Wilson on November 27th, 2008 2:19 pm

    How much does this device cost?

  2. admin on November 27th, 2008 4:23 pm

    I have no idea. The article doesn’t say.

  3. Joe on January 15th, 2009 3:06 pm

    Neat device. I hope that is available soon.. I use the soft brace that I can wear without shoes. I got that soft drop foot brace from OrthoticShop.com

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