I've never seen the show you are talking about, Kitty, so I really can't talk about this specific situation. I don't watch PAX at all. But I can assure you that there is currently
no cure for spinal cord injury -- nothing to make a severed spinal cord regenerate, but there is a very large effort to find a way to help the nerves regenerate. I don't want to get too technical, but I can go into some ways if anyone is curious.
I am working with electrical stimulation of existing neurons below the injury site with electronic devices to elicit movement and sensation. You can find stuff on the internet about currently available devices, devices in clinical trial, and possibly the current research, but that isn't to say that what you read on the internet is correct.
In terms of medical research and development, the internet is a good tool for people to use to see the currently available treatments for their ailments, and to better understand what is wrong with them, but it should never be used as anything for diagnosis/treatment. (I really should practice what I preach, though -- says the girl who treated her own broken hand
)
- Laura