A man who was paralysed in a tragic car accident has shared his shock after he began wiggling his toes just months after the life-changing event.

Josh Gurvitz, 26, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, injured his spinal cord in a car accident in 2016, with doctors telling him he would never be able to walk or move the lower part of his body again.

But four months later, a miracle happened.

Josh, who had accepted his diagnosis and was adjusting to the dramatic change to his life, suddenly noticed he could wiggle his toes.

He has since shared a parody of his experience with his 296,300 followers on TikTok (@joshonwheels), with one clip racking up over three million views and half a million likes.

"Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle," the caption reads.

In the clip, Josh explains how he’d accepted he would never be able to move his lower body parts again.

After doctors saw his toes wiggling, they were startled.

“At first I was amazed because the doctor told me the likelihood of me being able to move anything was very slim,” Josh told NeedToKnow.online.

Reflecting back on the accident that caused his paralysis, the young man revealed how he was most concerned with how it would make his family feel.

He said: "I was in the front passenger seat and we had a car accident.

"It was in the early hours of the morning and I was asleep so I don’t remember much from it.

"When I was told I was paralyzed, my first feeling was guilt. I wasn’t really thinking about myself but how my family felt hearing the news.

"That guilt turned into sadness, but luckily I had a great support system that helped me every step of the way."

Social media users have been left in awe at Josh's touching video.

“The human body is fascinating, the things it can do out of nowhere,” said one user.

“I have the same wiggle,” said one user.

“What the actual? How is that possible?,” commented another user.

“That happened to me too and now I can even take a few steps!! very exciting,” commented a fourth person.

Four months on from his accident Josh could hardly believe how far he'd come with his recovery.

He said: "The moment I realized I could wiggle my toes was such an incredible feeling.

"It was only a tiny wiggle at first but it gave me a feeling of hope that things can improve even when the doctors said it wouldn’t get any movement back.

"The toe wiggling is a good sign because it means the nerves going down from my head to my toes are still there and that can progress to other movements hopefully.”

While it's a positive development and hope remains that the wiggling may develop into further movements, Josh is currently otherwise unable to move his lower body.

He hopes that sharing his story will help others, sharing his life with people on TikTok including how he's learning to drive, play wheelchair rugby and just "staying positive" for the future.

Josh said: “Nothing has really changed since I've been able to wiggle my toes but I'm just trying to stay active to keep things moving in the hope I will regain more movement.

"Just because we are paralyzed, doesn't mean our lives are over.

"We can still do everything we want if we set our minds to it.

"It's not always easy but try to keep a positive attitude.”

"My TikTok account is mainly comedy.

"I make videos laughing at my situation and hoping to help others that are going through the same experiences."

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