Two-year-old boy paralyzed from the chest down can now move around freely thanks to his dad's smart invention.
A 2-year-old who once played in the same spot on the floor of his Missouri home is now getting into trouble like any toddler would.
Brody was born with spina bifida. He was diagnosed in utero when mom Ally Moreland was 20 weeks pregnant, she said.Later, Brody was diagnosed with a second condition called spinal cord atrophy, which limits brain signal from going below his chest."We were devastated,” said Ally Moreland.
"I started thinking, 'Truly I can make something better,'" Taylor recalled."Just seeing him try to move, that sparked it. Then it was [a] relentless drive to get him crawling."The device on wheels allows children to move around freely on their tummies by using their arms. Kids are strapped in, and the device tilts up and down to move with their bodies. It's recommended for ages 6 months to about 5 years old, and lets kids play with other kids at the same level.
At nights he works at his home building Frogs from foam core plastic. Taylor uses a CNC machines, or a Computer Numerical Control device, which generates prototypes from digital software files. Montavalli said she's a fan of the Frog since works for all the back and shoulder muscles necessary for good posture, and can be adjusted to the level of work the child uses to move it.
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