Video: James Nall trains to walk again

ENGLEWOOD, CO. - AUGUST 07: James Nall is followed by Clinical Coordinator, Julie Waldie, right, and intern Shelby Allen as he use an exoskeleton at the PEAK Center at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO August 07, 2013. The Ekso is a wearable robot that allows people with paralysis to stand and walk through a combination of motors and sensors. By the end of the hour long session James had been standing for over 40 minutes and took 819 steps. James said the device offers more freedom that the elliptical training he practices regularly, "When it first came out it was a phenomenal addition to the rehabilitation communityÉ It does have an accurate gate pattern and It gives you a sense of freedom. In the locomat you're locked in a cage staring at a wall. As they get smaller and more affordable, I'd like to see them get into the civilian population and offer that freedom." (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post)

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By AAron Ontiveroz | aontiveroz@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 25, 2013 at 12:57 PM MDT | UPDATED: May 21, 2016 at 3:32 PM MDT

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JAMES NALL’S STORY

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After falling down a flight of stairs in his home nearly three years ago, James Nall, now 32, was paralyzed and told that he would never walk again. At the time, Nall said that he had zero function aside from the middle toes on his left foot – an involuntary movement. Now, Nall, who is pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Metro State, is training hard to prove to those who said he could not, and, more importantly, to himself that he will walk again.

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