FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For 21 years, Marrianne Rooprai longed for the day she could walk outside along the beach with other people. A car crash left her paralyzed from the shoulders down, a diagnosis she initially refused to accept.
“Yeah, it was absolutely the most devastating news ever to hear, that doctors tell you you’ll never be able to walk again,” Rooprai said.
The British native came to South Florida to work with physical therapist Guy Romain at Neurofit 360. After years of rehabilitation and training, Rooprai achieved a milestone she once thought impossible: walking with the aid of an advanced AI-powered exoskeleton…