Just Walk Bionics

Just Walk Bionics (JWB) is an advanced rehabilitation centre based in Rivonia (Gauteng), offering people with lower extremity paralysis or weakness the chance to stand and walk again, using an exoskeleton. Essentially a battery-operated bionic walking suit or wearable robot, the FDA approved exoskeleton, manufactured by EKSO Bionics in the U.S.A, is the first of its kind in South Africa. A centre that is redefining mobility and redefining hope for wheelchair-bound patients, Just Walk Bionics was started by Justin Smith, a C6 incomplete quadriplegic, who was shot in a car high jacking in June 2004. Initially only a rehabilitation suit will be available to patients but in time, personal units will be made available through Just Walk Bionics, EKSO’s official reference centre in South Africa. Patients with neurological disorders such as MS, ALS, Guillain Barre and in time stroke patients too, will be candidates for the EKSO. In addition to rehabilitation with the EKSO, the centre provides non-traditional exercise-based therapy to individuals suffering from spinal cord injuries to maximise their recovery after suffering a debilitating injury.