Tiny Implant Cures 16-Year Limp in Seconds ; When Brandon Chambers Suffered a Brain Haemorrhage It Affected His Ability to Walk - but 16 Years On He Can Take Almost Normal Steps Again As a Result of an Implant in His Leg.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › August 22, 2008

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When Brandon Chambers suffered a brain haemorrhage it affected his ability to walk - but 16 years on he can take almost normal steps again as a result of an implant in his leg.

A burst blood vessel damaged the part of his brain that controls movement, initially paralysing him.

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Tiny Implant Cures 16-Year Limp in Seconds ; When Brandon Chambers Suffered a Brain Haemorrhage It Affected His Ability to Walk - but 16 Years On He Can Take Almost Normal Steps Again As a Result of an Implant in His Leg.

After five months of physiotherapy, the Redfield painter was able to walk again, but he suffered with a dropped foot, which meant his toes would trail b...

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