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08:40, January 10, 2008 |
Chinese men's volleyball player Tang Miao, who's injury last year potentially left him paralyzed for life, is now able to stand up with the help of a treatment apparatus 20 days after the Shanghai-born player moved to Beijing for further recovery.
Tang was injured last year on June 15 during a training session in Russia with his Shanghai team when he lost his balance while jumping, hitting his head hard on the floor, leaving him unconscious and with serious damage to his cervical vertebrae.
Initial reports said he might suffer from paralysis for the rest of his life.
But he has shown encouraging improvements recently and took his first recovery training on Tuesday.
During the training, Tang successfully sat in a wheelchair for the first time since he was injured and was able to stand up four times with the help of a treatment apparatus.
Source: China Daily
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