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paraplegia treatments - #21150

Arya

I am really confused and kinda worried about my friend who had a terrible accident last month and now is dealing with paraplegia. The doctors say there’s not much they can do, but I've started reading about paraplegia treatments online and it feels like there's gotta be more hope than what we heard from the hospital. He’s struggling a lot because he was super active before and now everything feels different for him. He’s currently going through physical therapy, but we both heard about some promising paraplegia treatments that involve stem cell therapy, spinal cord stimulation, and even functional electrical stimulation, but no one seems to talk about it much in his case. Do those paraplegia treatments actually work, or are they just experimental? I feel like we need some sort of second opinion, but I'm not sure where to start or if these treatments are even safe. Has anyone here heard positive stories about paraplegia treatments that actually made a difference? His outlook is pretty grim right now, and I just wish I could give him something to hold onto. What should we be looking for, you know? Any advice would be super helpful, thanks!

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