Quadriplegic footballer first in Australia to try new exoskeleton

Quadriplegic footballer first in Australia to try new exoskeleton

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Quadriplegic footballer first in Australia to try new exoskeletonBy Freya Noble8:45pm Mar 10, 2021 X Facebook Mail A 27-year-old football player is one of the first in the country to use a


new exoskeleton to help him overcome paralysis.Shaun Greentree, from NSW, was injured on the sporting field last October and is now a quadriplegic."I was playing AFL football on the central


coast and had a collision with the opposition player resulting in fractures to my C3, 4 and 5 vertebrae," Mr Greentree told 9News.Shaun Greentree, 27, is testing an exoskeleton to help him


overcome paralysis. (9News)READ MORE: New device to revolutionise cancer scansBut this advanced device from United States robotic company Ekso Bionics, called an EksoNR, has made his


recovery easier, and faster.Instead of using a harness and up to four people to assist, the exoskeleton gives real time feedback on patients' progress.The robotic technology has been


acquired by Sydney's Royal Rehab to help their patients recover from spinal cord injury, stroke and even Parkinson's disease.Mr Greentree was injured on the football field. (9News)"We can


get them to work for longer and for harder during the therapy," Senior Physiotherapist at Royal Rehab Jason Redhead told 9News.Royal Rehab sees about 1500 patients each year and the new


exoskeletons are all part of the centre's plan to deploy more sophisticated technologies."This is only the start", Royal Rehab CEO Matthew MacKay said."We are going to turn a large space of


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