Spinal implants allow paralysed people to walk, swim and cycle again
My main criticism and cynicism from articles like these (related: prosthetics) is that they help the few people that are lucky, popular, or rich; lucky to have a doctor or to find a program and get into it; popular because they end up in social media 'feel good' posts and articles; rich because it's experimental, low-volume tech or treatments that require going abroad. Popular can also translate to being able to afford it, but it's shameful that people have to post their stories online to raise money. (shameful to society that is, not the people who are driven by desperation).But I guess things like this will eventually trickle down to general and widespread availability, just technological advancements like cochlear implants and pacemakers did.