NeuroMove Stroke Rehabilitation

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YES. This is a FDA requirement. We need a copy of a physician’s prescription before we can send the unit. It should say NeuroMove™ therapy and not muscle-stim or biofeedback.

YES. The NeuroMove™ is especially suited for home use. The device is self-adjusting, so there should be no adjustments necessary. In some cases a longer rest-period is desirable to allow for a longer time to relax.

All patients in the clinical studies were more than six months post-stroke. One clinical study concludes that there is no relationship between the results and the time since the stroke.

Clinical research shows that there is no relationship between the time since the stroke and results.

NO. TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is only electrical stimulation used for pain relief. TENS has no effect whatsoever on stroke recovery.

NO, the stimulation is only applied WHEN the patient comes up with a REAL attempt to move the muscle, and only then the stimulation is applied for typically five seconds. There is no muscle training involved with this small amount of stimulation; it is merely a replacement for any other reward such as giving the patient a piece of candy, etc. This is found to be the most effective form of feedback, as the patient can see that he/she can actually make a difference and move the muscle – just by thinking about it. Some patients also benefit from the sensory feedback in addition to the visual.

NO, regular EMG (electromyography) may in some cases also have a very sensitive input, but for most other applications the input signals are filtered and averaged (RMS) so that the small changes do not affect a steady and clear reading for monitoring. For stroke survivors – some of whom have nearly no EMG activity or a lot of muscle tone with high background “noise” – regular EMG/biofeedback will not stand a chance of detecting the changes that indicate a real attempt from the brain. The NeuroMove measures peak values in the EMG and has a very fast input circuitry. Instead of averaging the input it does the opposite -it looks for a pattern in the small changes that indicate a real attempt. A very effective demonstration of this is when a non-patient actually triggers the NeuroMove just by thinking about it and imagining a movement.

NeuroMove therapy often reduces the muscle tone or spasms, mainly due to the muscle stimulation that is applied 20-50 times during the half hour session. You may call this a “side-effect”.

When a patient is not cognitively intact, confused, not able to concentrate on simple tasks or is simply not motivated (Note: sometimes other family members or friends more than the patient) – Since it is “brain exercise” it does not work without motivation and concentration.