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Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki continues rehab during COVID-19 lockdown
Ryan Straschnitzki, the former Humboldt Broncos hockey player paralyzed from the chest down two years ago in a Saskatchewan bus crash, is paying close attention to the black smartphone in his hand.But on closer inspection, it’s actually the remote controller for the epidural stimulator he had implanted during spinal surgery in Thailand last fall.The device sends electrical currents to his spinal cord to stimulate nerves and move limbs. On the urging of his physiotherapy team, Straschnitzki can kick out his legs – first the left and then the right.