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A new device helps people with spinal cord injury to walk upright, bringing hope to those with the condition.

Agnes Fejerdy, who was paralysed below the waist in a car crash, was able to take her first steps in years thanks to a robotic exoskeleton.

Mrs Fejerdy has been participating in a trial of the device in Philadelphia, and demonstrated its uses on Thursday (November 3rd) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

"Now, I'm just like regular people," she told NewsOK.

During the demonstration Mrs Fejerdy put her feet into the running shoes attached to the steel device that runs up to the waist, and also features straps, sensors, and a three hour battery pack.

Only around 16 of the devices are available to patients in clinics worldwide.

In other news, University of Kentucky researchers have found that the supplement acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) could be used to treat severe spinal cord injury - potentially improving walking ability.

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