Groundbreaking therapy sees paraplegic man take first steps

A HIT-AND-RUN victim who was completely paralysed from the waist down has stood up on his own and taken faltering steps on a treadmill after pioneering treatment.

American Rob Summers, 25, is the first patient to respond to the groundbreaking therapy, which involves many hours of training combined with electrical stimulus.

He said: “This procedure has completely changed my life.”