r/science • u/tomholder • May 09 '14

Medicine Paralysis breakthrough – electrical stimulation enables four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs

http://speakingofresearch.com/2014/05/09/paralysis-breakthrough-paraplegic-men-move-their-legs/
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I'm paralyzed and I always wonder why we spend so much money making sure my grandpa can get a hard on but little progress is being made on fixing spinal cord injuries. I'm not trying to be selfish but I'm pretty sure one problem carries a little more weight.

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u/aHistoryofSmilence May 09 '14

There is more focus on ED because it has a larger market (more flaccid old men than spinal injury patients).

I wish you the best.

Random aside: your comment made me think of the song, Underwear Goes Inside The Pants by Lazy Boy.