Life can change overnight when a disease or serious injury leads to a walking disability. A spinal cord injury — damage to critical part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal — can cause permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions below the site of the injury. This may lead to the various degrees of paralysis. To date, there are very few treatment options for those people who suffer from diseases that cause inability to move and walk. Recent advances in medical technologies have led to the development of several new therapies.

About two-thirds of adults suffer from back pain at some period during their life. In Germany, statistically, almost every person visits a doctor at least once in his life because of severe back pain. This is also a huge social issue since back pain is assoc...