MYOLYN has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration on a new, second version of its flagship product, the MyoCycle. With 4 new models, the MyoCycle brings functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling therapy to at-home and clinical-setting users.
Lower Extremity Review
Integrating Pressure Mapping and Spatio-Temporal Data to Improve Human Performance
Published by Antonio Robustelli on Oct 5, 2021 8:15:00 AM As athletes and coaches continually look to maintain a competitive edge in professional sports, their interest in applying new technology to help them better understand and monitor human performance grows....
Improving Walker Device Safety Keeps Patients Moving Forward
Aluminum frame walkers have been helping people get around since the late 1940’s. Did you ever wonder if they could do more? Inspiration comes to us in many forms. For Tim Visos-Ely, his inspiration came from personal experience with his grandmother. Not quite 10 years ago, Grandma Chris had a series of strokes that left her…
By Laura Fonda Hochnadel
PROPRIOCEPTIVE TRAINING MAT
Naboso’s textured mats are designed to improve posture, balance, and strength through stimulation of the nervous system through skin on the bottom of the feet, helping to benefit professional athletes and those with chronic neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease and…
Fear of Falling Increases Risk of Frailty
Fear of falling (FoF) and frailty often go hand-in hand for today’s older adults. In particular, FoF can lead to a self-limitation of activities. Such limitations are then followed by further decline in physical capacities which may predispose to frailty. But the exact nature of the relationship between the 2 conditions has never been clearly delineated.
Early KAFO Use Improves Functional Outcome in Stroke
KAFO is sometimes used for gait training in stroke patients. The impact of the time of wearing a KAFO on ADL recovery has not been clarified. This study aimed to examine the relationship between the days from onset to KAFO wearing and functional prognosis in patients after stroke.
Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Strategies for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly evolving articular disease that affects the underlying bone, soft tissue, and synovial fluid.1 Osteoarthritis typically affects the hands and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees.
By Ziya “Z” Altug, PT, DPT, MS, OCS
FES Device Designed to Improve Gait
Innovation Lab, the Innovation Institute’s national healthcare incubator, and MultiCare Health System, a Washington state not-for-profit healthcare organization, announced the development of the Gait MyoElectric Stimulator (GMES), a functional electrical stimulation (FES) device that uses dual stimulator technology to help…
Mayo Clinic Launches Limb Loss and Preservation Registry
Mayo Clinic has launched the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry, a national collaborative warehouse for data on people who have lost limbs. The goal of the registry is to generate knowledge about which advances make a difference in the care of people with limb loss and limb difference.
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