Jerrold S. Petrofsky

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Jerrold S. Petrofsky was a professor of physical therapy at Loma Linda University in the School of Allied Health Professions. [1]

He is best known for his development while at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, of a portable computer system which stimulated the leg muscles of paralysis victims allowing them control of their lower extremities. In November 1982 he rose to prominence when a student, Nan Davis, who had been paralyzed from the waist down for four years, was made able to walk using technology Petrofsky helped develop. [2] Their story became the inspiration for the television movie First Steps. [3]

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 3, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "First Steps (TV Movie 1985) - IMDb". IMDb .