Innovative stem cell treatment may get Alcala back on his feet

One year after a diving accident injured his spine and left him wheelchair-bound, New Rockford resident Neto Alcala has a chance to walk again.

Alcala, diagnosed with incomplete quadriplegia after he fractured his C5 vertebra in the accident, learned this past month that he was a candidate for stem cell treatment to regenerate his spine, alleviate pain and potentially help him regain mobility.

He...