. >> reporter: this michael roccati.ccident left him paralyzed, he's now able to walk freely. >> every day i walk for two hours. now my training is to improve the quality, to be more free in the speed. >> reporter: someone with roccati's kind of injury3 has never been able to walk like this before. researchers tell the bbc they were able to develop and surgically attach an electrical implant to roccati's spine leading to this moment. doctors say since his accident there's been no signal from roccati's brain to his legs because his spinal cord was completely severed but with this implant, some of those signals can now be sent directly to the legs enabling him to walk. researchers stress the procedure is not a cure for spinal injury and the technology is still too complicated to be used in everyday life but they say it's a breakthrough in improving quality of life. >> the next step is to start earlier just after the injury when the potential of recovery is much larger. >> reporter: it's not just the medical but the mental.

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michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago.n now walk using a frame because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables him to walk. it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to do this. michel, i can't believe that you were paralysed once. i know, it's very close to before the accident, yes. i stand up, i walk where i want alone, i can do the stairs. david m'zee is another patient helping scientists with their research... it looks like it works! ..which has been published in nature medicine. they don't use the technology to help them walk in their everyday lives — instead, they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles. this is not the cure for spinal cord injury, but it is a critical step to improve people's quality of life. we are going to empower them with the ability to stand, maybe make some steps. it is not enough, it's not a cure, but it is a significant improvement, i believe,

michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago.can now walk using a frame because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables him to walk. it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to do this. michel, i can't believe that you were paralysed once. i know, it's very close to before the accident, yes. i stand up, i walk where i want alone, i can do the stairs. david m'zee is another patient helping scientists with their research... it looks like it works! ..which has been published in nature medicine. they don't use the technology to help them walk in their everyday lives — instead, they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles. this is not the cure for spinal cord injury, but it is a critical step to improve people's quality of life. we are going to empower them with the ability to stand, maybe make some steps. it is not enough, it's not a cure, but it is a significant improvement, i believ

michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago.ing a frame because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables him to walk. it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to do this. michel, i can't believe that you were paralysed once. i know, it's very close to before the accident, yes. i stand up, i walk where i want alone, i can do the stairs. david m'zee is another patient helping scientists with their research... it looks like it works! ..which has been published in nature medicine. they don't use the technology to help them walk in their everyday lives — instead, they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles. this is not the cure for spinal cord injury, but it is a critical step to improve people's quality of life. we are going to empower them with the ability to stand, maybe make some steps. it is not enough, it's not a cure, but it is a significant improvement, i believe, for the futu

michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago. his legs. but he can now walk because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables michel to walk. it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to walk like this. michel, i can't believe that you were paralysed once. i know, it's very close to before the accident, yes. i stand up, i walk where i want alone, i can do the stairs. and...go, go, go, go! this is michel when he first had his implant in 2020. it gave him some small movement straightaway. nerves in the spinal cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when the nerves are damaged through injury. in michel's case, there is no signal at all to the legs because the spinal cord is completely severed. but the implant sends signals directly to his legs, enabling him to walk. it just got stimulated. david m'zee is another patient helping scientists with their research... it looks li

michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago.ut he can now walk because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables michel to walk. it's the first time that someone this injured has been able to walk like this. michel, i can't believe that you were paralysed once. i know, it's very close to before the accident, yes. i stand up, i walk where i want alone, i can do the stairs. and...go, go, go, go! this is michel when he first had his implant in 2020. it gave him some small movement straightaway. nerves in the spinal cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when the nerves are damaged through injury. in michel's case, there is no signal at all to the legs because the spinal cord is completely severed. but the implant sends signals directly to his legs, enabling him to walk. it just got stimulated. david m'zee is another patient helping scientists with their research... it looks like it works!