Paralysis Is The Loss Movement

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Paralysis is the loss movement (and sometimes all feeling) in part or most of the body, most often caused by damage to the nervous system, especially the spinal cord. Paralysis has been shown to cause major difficulties and trauma to people that are affected by it, both who are paralyzed themselves and with families/friends that are paralyzed. For years, people with spinal cord injuries have been told by doctors that any movement they recovered would probably be in the first few months and improved mobility and feeling after two years was impossible. However, this is starting to change with the development of technologies that could reverse paralysis. If reversing paralysis is proved possible, it could be a monumental scientific advancement

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