At the University of Montana's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, an eighteen thousand dollar machine is using electrical stimulation to allow people with mobility difficulties, including paraplegia and quadriplegia, to exercise their legs. A grant from the Christopher Reeves Foundation funded the purchase of this machine, which resembles a recumbent bicycle and is said to improve circulation, muscle tone, muscle strength, and emotional well-being.

Full Story:
Betsy Cohen, Rehabilitation Machine Helps Patients Who've Lost Use of Legs Exercise, Missoulian.com October 26, 2007, available at
http://tinyurl.com/28j9jx [1]

Source: The Disability Law & Policy e-Newsletter [2]