Four days after she started, Britain’s Claire Lomas completed the Great North Run on Sunday – using an Israeli-made bionic suit to help her walk.
Claire Lomas, 36, was paralysed from the chest down after a riding accident in 2007. Despite the physical obstacles, as well as being 16-weeks pregnant, Lomas used a bionic pair of legs – the ReWalk robotic exoskeleton.
The ReWalk suit uses lightweight braces to help rotate joints and a series of sensors to allow users to control movement with their upper body. The suit requires wearers to use crutches for balance and Lomas’ husband Dan gave her a guiding hand too.
Claire Lomas completes Great North Run using Israeli bionic suitWOW!!! Paralyised (and pregnant!) Claire Lomas completed Sunday’s Great North Run using an ISRAELI-made bionic suit known as ReWalk
Well done Claire! #loveIsrael
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Posted by Christians United for Israel – UK on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
It isn’t the first major achievement of Claire’s. In 2012 she lit the Paralympic cauldron again aided by the Israeli-made ReWalk. She also made history and inspired millions around the world by completing the London Marathon in 2012, becoming known to many as ‘Bionic woman’.
The ReWalk
This breakthrough invention uses a motorised brace that helps paraplegic people walk and even drive a car.
The Rewalk: Israel’s contribution to medical science – 2 of 7WATCH this amazing Israeli invention, ReWalk, in the second of a series of clips on our Facebook page this weekend highlighting Israel’s contribution to medical science.
This week a group of 71 British doctors began to exert pressure on the World Medical Association (WMA) to revoke the membership of the Israel Medical Association (IMA).
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Posted by Christians United for Israel – UK on Friday, January 22, 2016
Through technological advances, extensive research and a desire to bless the world, Israel is changing lives through some amazing medical innovations and developments. Click here to read about just a few of the latest contributions Israel is having in medical science.
