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http://news.aol.com/health/article/paraplegic-man-spider-bite/383836

I stumbled upon this and thought..... Well, I'll leave it to you, I'm just bored

However, I do hope thousands of dumba$$es give it a try

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by the scummy one

is after a long rest the therapy/rehab got some things to start functioning again.
I doubt it had anything to do with the spider, except putting him in a position at the right time to get the rehab/therapy.

As for dumba$$, how many people do you think will try this remedy now?

by santeewelding

"People", in the person of researchers in neuroanatomy and physiology, to study this guy and his (fluke) inside and out, top to bottom.

by rob mekel

that the toxic substance of the spider did activate some of his nerves. Sort of wake up call for his legs :)

Rob

by notsochiguy

...how many people will try to irradiate the spider in the microwave thinking that they can get the full on Spider-Man effect; only to be left with a smelly mess???

:D

On a serious note, I'm very curious to see what the root cure was for this guy; and whether it was a total fluke or something that's been overlooked.

Thanks for sharing!

by shellbot

i wouldn't advocate going out and purposefully getting bit by a deadly spider..

but why not?
People use bee stings to relieve pain and stuff..soemthing to do with the chemicals in the poisen.

I believe I read somewhere that some insect venom that thins blood is being used to treat clots etc..

I'd think after 20 years of not walking, a few months of physio hardly did it..one would liek to preusme he's been doing physio off an on, or for a good while after his initial accident?

Wouldn't it be cool if they could scientifically make this work to help other paraplegics??? (in a controlled situation)

ye bunch of negative nancies!

by morrisntex

I have known people bitten by the brown recluse, my Mom for one. Its toxin starts dissolving flesh on the inside of the skin. My Mom has a hideous scar on her leg slightly larger than a quarter where the underlying tissue started rotting.
Now the Black Widow... that's a different story, her's is a neurotoxin. A close friend got bitten by one and he said it was like someone was trying to put out a large cigar on his skin and into the underlying tissue but the darn cigar wouldn't go out... ouch!!
I have read where they have been experimenting a lot with the Black Widow venom for several years now.

by the scummy one

Ok, I give. Tell everyone that they need to line up and get bit by the spider to cure them :^0

It may have nothing to do with the venom or antidote.
so, it is too early to tell if there was a connection to the bite and the healing.

However, I do hope that a LOT of peoples will purposely get bit, that should help to reduce the dumba$$es out there by a percentage point :D

Now, to answer about the 20 years -- How long do you think it was before he gave up trying to even use the muscles? Especially if he was told that he would never be able to again.
How come the same didnt happen for his arms/hands/fingers?
I think that his body was healing, but he was not responding. Then, due to the treatment, his body started responding positively.

Or maybe the bit caused swelling in just the right place.

there are many unknowns to it. To suggest that getting bit by a deadly spider will cure you, or why not do it, is just asinine for now.

Yes, it would be cool, for those who want more people around and in our way...

Hmmm, maybe if we use the spider on a recently dead person, it will bring them back to life :D now I gotta go find a spider and kill someone to experiment

Calling me a nancy F*** U, :D

by john.a.wills

During the 1990s a man who had been in a coma for oodles of years was undergoing dental treatment. When the dentist injected an anaesthetic he woke up. I'm afraid I have no references any more - or if I have they're on paper in unsearchable form.

by locolobo

If they had checked his nerves for life over the years. Possibly they were only "asleep" years before? It seems to me the real benefit of the spider bite is he got to the hospital and the nurse was paying attention.

by the scummy one

or, maybe the inflammation in the right place was what triggered it.
It is hard to say without testing. But interesting still.

by mjd420nova

This just goes to show you that we know just about as much about our bodies as we do about the universe. We're still learning.

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