"In 2013, Kiel Alarcon was working as a communication assistant at Dartmouth College in Hanover and commuted to work daily by bicycle from his home in Windsor, which is more than 40 miles round-trip, as part of a national bicycling challenge. On one of those rides, Alarcon was biking up a hill near the Hanover Country Club golf course when he felt what he thought at the time was a muscle spasm or pinched nerve in his back. . . .
"Surgery to remove [a] benign tumor was successful, but the damage done to Alarcon's body was significant. He can no longer feel anything below his chest and needs the assistance of a walking cane to move around."
A recent Valley News (West Lebanon, NH) article profiled Mr. Alarcon's and reported on his development of a robotic brace to assist him in his walking.
To access the complete report, please visit:
Valley News: After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace (27 NOV 22)
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