Click here to help Bnaya get back on his feet Two years ago, Bnaya Peretz was severely injured in a terror attack near the Tapuah Junction in Samaria. Israel National News spoke with Dr. Nasir Majeed, the medical director of Verita Neuro medical center in Bangkok, Thailand, which specializes in complex neurosurgical procedures, about the procedure that will help Bnaya walk again. "I'm familiar with Bnaya Peretz's case, and I spoke to the family during the medical evaluation process," says Majeed. He explains that Bnaya is suffering from spinal cord injury, and therefore they are offering what is called epidural spinal cord stimulation. "It is done in Bangkok, Thailand. The treatment involves a small surgery called laminectomy; to remove a part of the bone from the back and insert a small, electronic stimulator into the spine," he explains. "It is supposed to stimulate the spinal cord. In this technique, we use the stimulator and different combinations of electricity to stimulate a specific pattern in the spinal cord." According to Dr. Majeed, Bnaya will be implanted with two stimulators. One for his upper body functions, which would be located in the part of the spinal cord in the neck, which contains the network responsible for hand function and arm function. "So using this stimulator, we hope to achieve a certain level of motor function recovery in his case," the doctor explains. The second stimulator would be the lumbar spinal cord which is located in the lower back that contains the network of nerves responsible for walking. Majeed says they would be using the same device to stimulate his walking pattern and hopes to regain a certain level of functionality in the future. Having treated over 160 patients in Bangkok alone so far, Dr. Majeed is hopeful for Bnaya. "Many of those patients went on to walk again, and many patients with upper-level injuries like Bnaya regained good functionality back in their hand function to an extent where they became significantly more independent after the treatment." Dr. Majeed says it is delightful to see how patients react when they regain their functionality at his clinic. "Many of the patients with a similar level of injuries started to brush their teeth again, started to feed themselves, and we recently had a patient who started to paint again because she wanted to be a painter, but unfortunately, she had a spinal cord injury at an earlier age right so, of course, there are a lot of emotions involved from both patients and families," he says. The doctor says he thinks Bnaya himself is looking forward to this treatment. As a Muslim treating an Israeli who was shot by a terrorist, Dr. Majeed also sees a message of peace in what he is doing. "I made a lot of friends from Israel, and I actually, myself, visited the Chabad house. I was the special guest there, and I'm very, very happy to be actually part of the, you know, the whole treatments, and I'm very, very happy that I'm involved, and I got an opportunity to work very, very closely with many Israeli patients. So, definitely, it's a message of peace from my side." Click here to help Bnaya get back on his feet