How important is attitude in recovering the ability to walk? - T. George Hornby, PhD, PT

Attitude is generally really important in the rehabilitation process; however, attitude doesn't play a major role in the recovery of movement sometimes— because it's really the connection from your brain to your spinal cord. So you really want to have a positive attitude regardless of what you have left, but it's really how much you have left that's going to determine your walking ability.