paraplegic walking in braces with walker

im a t-10 t-11 complete, this is a clip of how i stand and walk around my house with custom made braces

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[neecole8480]

Hi... i was just wondering where you got the braces and standing wheelchair from? I'm guessing you have insurance, does it pay for any of these items? My husband is a T-11 incomplete... and I'm trying to find things to help him out. I need to get him off the couch and start living life again since he's only 25.

[whysohigh]

@neecole8480 The standing wheel chair company is the name of the company for the standing chair, and the braces were made when i was going thru rehab, not sure exactly where, you might want to check a local prosthetic or orthodics

[inagod]

I'm hoping in the near future you and other like you will benifet from a exo skeletin suit,which would assit you in moving ,I see the technolgy evolving to include the use of gyro's[like on the Segways]to keep you standing upright with little or no effort.There wil be a day when spinal injurie victims walk and run.

[whysohigh]

@inagod to be honest i think the exo skeletin is an insult. i really dont care that i cant walk. if large amounts of money and research are to be used to help ppl like me, it should be used and spent on stem cell research. the exo skeleton can not take away the pain associated with a spinal cord injury, it does not help you regain bowel, bladder or sexual function. put someone in one of those goofy things and ill roll circles around him in my chair. save the robocop costume for halloween.

[PauleQueenie]

Hi how are you?Are you still going about on your standing wheelchair? May I ask if being as athletic as you look on the video, you got involved in sport?

[whysohigh]

@PauleQueenie i only use the standing chair for reaching things, its not much for mobility. no im not interested in any wheelchair sports,

[kkountrygirl79]

after watching this i had to take a min to wipe the tears from my eyes. i am the mother of a 9 yr old son who is now a T-9 comlete due to a car wreck. i love the braces that u have. i need to get some of them for him.

[globehunter2]

Merry Christmas to you WhySoHigh* and thankyou for all the wonderful videos

helping other fellow paraplegics. You are a super hero.  Pierre

[inagod]

@whysohigh of course my first choice would be a repair of the spinal cord,stem cells or ?but for some this technology will improve their lives.I have a spinal injury,I can walk a little,but it is extremely painful,so I walk very little.I want to get a recumbent hand-cycle trike,but the cost is,way out of a disabled budget,so I may build one.take care buddy

[gatortail20]

Hey man what level of injury are u? just curious

[keftyco]

Nice job. I am an inventor, and have created a wheelchair workout machine, kefty. I was wondering if you could give me your thoughts about it. Nick

[PauleQueenie]

@whysohigh, Happy New year 2011 to you. Thank you being straight forward and I quite agree with your comment made to another commentor (if you don't mind me commenting on @inagod). Whatever orthotic aids on may receive will never be good enough to palliate for the loss of the spinal cord functions. People have microchips on almost everything of value nowadays, yet they never thought they could use microchips to fill the gap of a spinal cord injury, all they need are electrical connections