Functional Electrical Stimulation

Study: Product Improves Gait in Patients with Foot Drop, MS

The real-world study evaluated the impact of this approach to address neuromuscular walking challenges associated with foot drop.

Functional Electrical Stimulation

Destination: Discharge

Technology and teamwork bring patients at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital closer to gait recovery. Find out how they achieve success in this feature from the June/July issue of Physical Therapy Products by Adam Diver, PT, DPT, and Maggie Frantz, PT, DPT.

Functional Electrical Stimulation

The First European Patients Receive the Bioness StimRouter System

The first series of StimRouter Neuromodulation System implantations were recently conducted in Europe, according to a media announcement from Valencia, Calif-based Bioness Inc.

Foot Drop Rehabilitation: We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

by Deborah Overman | Oct 10, 2015 | Braces, Brain Injury, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Multiple Sclerosis, Orthotics, Recovery, Sports Braces, Strength, Strokes, Traction | 0

Jennifer S. McWain, MHS, PT, and Kirk Randall, PT, MS, share various treatment options for people with foot drop.

Bioness Receives Market Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan

by Deborah Overman | Jul 22, 2015 | Brain Injury, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Multiple Sclerosis, Strokes | 0

Bioness has been presented with the Frost & Sullivan 2015 Market Leadership Award in Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for Walking.

Clinicians’ Insight – Knee and Lower Extremity Rehab

by Brittan West | Mar 4, 2015 | ACL/MCL Repair, Braces, Compression, E-Stim, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance, Multiple Sclerosis, Orthotics, Parkinson’s Disease, Pilates, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Sports Braces, Strength | 0

Clinicians from across the country reveal key features and functions in the devices they use to address knee and lower extremity rehab.

Emerging Rehabilitation Technologies

by Brittan West | Feb 23, 2015 | Braces, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Posture, Resource Center, Sports Braces | 0

Facilitating gait and balance recovery post-stroke.

Robotic Walker Targets Recovery of Natural Gait

by Brittan West | Jan 8, 2015 | Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance | 0

A novel robotic walker invented by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore’s (NSU) Faculty of Engineering is designed to help patients engage in therapy sessions to regain leg movement and natural gait.

Derailing the Fear of Falling

by Brittan West | Dec 18, 2014 | Body Weight Support Systems, Braces, Fitness Apps, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance, Orthotics, Sports Braces, Strength | 0

Advanced gait and balance technologies play a vital role in predicting and preventing falls

Technology for Gait and Balance Assessment

by Brittan West | Nov 4, 2014 | Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance | 0

In the treatment of walking impairments, a personalized protocol and technology can help restore mobility in patients affected by neurological injuries.