SYDNEY (Reuters) - Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon has regained more movement in his arms and sensation in his legs after he broke his neck in a match in Australia's National Rugby League last month.
The 22-year-old broke two vertebrae in his neck in the Knights clash with the Melbourne Storm on March 24 after a lifting tackle by three opposition players drove him head-first into the ground and he underwent emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma for almost a week.
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