Dr jerrold petrofsky biography of barack
Petrovsky is a biomedical engineer who has created a device that "recharges" the patient's muscles through outside equipment.
The story of Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, a bio-engineer who developed computer electrodes to stimulate the leg muscles of paraplegics, has served....
First Steps ( film)
American TV series or program
First Steps is a American made-for-televisionbiographicaldrama film directed by Rod Browning and starring Amy Steel, Judd Hirsch and Kim Darby.
The film is based on a series of segments from 60 Minutes.[1]
Plot
In , Dr. Jerrold S. Petrofsky is demonstrating to an assembled press conference how Nan Davis, paralyzed in a car accident, is able to take several steps using his computer-feedback controls.
In a series of flashbacks, starting in , Dr. Petrofsky is shown experimenting with an old computer.
Dr.This leads to him becoming fascinated by muscle dynamics. In an attempt to start a relationship, he finds himself intrigued and attracted to a woman named Sherry, who understands and respects his passion for his work. Moving from St.
Louis University to Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, he continues his efforts to stimulate paralyzed muscles and it is there that he begins to work with Nan and other paraplegic