With a tablet propped up in front of him and a joystick-like device in hand, Marshall Bell looks like he’s playing a video game. But it’s actually physical therapy — powered by innovative, Texas-developed technology that’s changing his life.
“I can officially shampoo my hair with my injured arm,” said Bell, 35, of Arlington, with a smile. “It might take a while, but I am just ecstatic to be able to get it to touch my —” he said, moving his hand to his head to demonstrate.
Life changed by hit-and-run
In 2016, Bell was hit by a car while walking along a Fort Worth street. The driver didn’t stop. Bell was left with a partially severed spine and a devastating prognosis.
“His name was Dr. Gundy,” said Bell. “He pulled my father into the room and told him, ‘You need to make arrangements for your son. He might not be able to do anything on his own ever again.'”…