The exoskeleton is a battery-operated, wearable device that gives patients with minimal movement in their legs the ability to walk.
Josh Nevers, who has a spinal cord injury, using one for rehabilitation at Stan Cassidy Centre in Fredericton
Josh Nevers and other patients at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation in Fredericton are using one of only two exoskeletons in Atlantic Canada. It’s a battery-powered walking device that helps people rehabilitate from injuries and improve their bone health.
After sustaining a spinal cord injury in a motor vehicle accident, Josh Nevers is learning to walk again, even though he doesn’t have much feeling in his legs.
A patient at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, one aspect of his physiotherapy sessions has especially made a difference: a robotic suit
