Study: Medtronic's tech helped paraplegics move again

A combination of physical therapy and treatment with Medtronic's ($MDT) spinal-cord-stimulating devices helped three men with paraplegia move their extremities and briefly stand up on their own, The Wall Street Journal reports, regaining voluntary movement years after their injuries. According to a study published in the latest Brain, the combination therapy helped all three wiggle their toes, twist their ankles and flex their leg muscles, suggesting that, even when patients have lost the ability to move their lower bodies, the brain can still send signals to the spinal cord. More (sub. req.)