Functional Electrical Stimulation
Functional Electrical Stimulation is a method of applying low level electrical currents to the body to restore or improve function. FES pads are applied near the muscle or nerve can substitute artificial electrical signals for the missing normal motor signals. The artificial impulses make the muscle contract. FES Bike is used to stimulate patterned movement of the legs (cycling).
Some benefits of FES include:
• Relax Muscle Spasms
• Prevent or reduce muscle atrophy
• Increase blood circulation
• Maintain or increase range of motion
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A unique piece of equipment that may lower the excitation threshold of reflexes and it helps potentiate the stretch reflex. It also makes demands on the neuromuscular system via the muscle spindle and golgi tendon organ to attenuate the vibration and to maintain balance. The Vibe plate an additional effect on motor learning by causing recruitment of inactive motor units.
Total Gym ®
5 Phases of Recovery
The Total Gym is one of the very few pieces of equipment that can be used in all five phases of recovery. While clients are on the Total Gym they receive the benefits of active load bearing on the body while using a closed chain platform. The Total Gym allows clients to perform exercises in a very safe environment that the Specialist can regulate.
The benefits of using the Total Gym for load bearing exercise include:
• Joint Stability
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Increased Muscle
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Size and Strength
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Increased Sensory Feelings
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Increased Balance and Coordination
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May Help Increase Bone Density
Standing Frame
Balance + Strength
The standing frame allows our clients to be in a
properly standing position. Passive standing has been
demonstrated to prevent, reverse, or improve many of the
adverse effects of prolonged immobilization.
The most widely accepted medical benefits of standing include:
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Prevention of contractures
(ankles, knees, and hips)
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Improvement of range of motion
(spine, hips, knees and ankles)
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Prevention or reversal of
osteoporosis and resultant
hypercalciuria
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Improvement of renal function,
drainage of the urinary tract,
and reduction in urinary calculi
•
Prevention of pressure ulcers
through changing positions
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Improvement in circulation as it
related to orthostatic
hypotension
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Improvement in bowel function
•
Normalization of respiratory
function
The most widely accepted medical
benefits of standing include:
•
Development
&
improvement
of upper
body balance
& strength
•
Development
of standing
tolerance &
endurance
•
Maintenance
of bone
density
Spin Bike
Reorganization of the Nervous System
Spin bikes are used during the recovery process for the simple reason that this exercise creates repetition of a movement pattern similar to that of the gait pattern. The more time on the bike; the more stimulation there is for reorganization of the nervous system. While clients are on a spin bike they utilize hip flexion, extension as well as knee flexion and extension which is mimicked during running.
SpinoFLEX
Adaptable Body Weight Support System
An adaptable body weight support system that offers the most effective support mechanism available today. Unweighing machine that will assist clients through a natural gait pattern which has an open frame model that allows unobstructed movement over our treadmill.
Adductor Machine
Stretch + Strengthen
Allows clients to stretch and strengthen the midsection while rotating the core focusing on each side. Use for upper body and core strengthening.
Hip/Glute Machine
Hip Flexion + Extension
Allows clients to isolate the hip flexors, working on hip flexion and extension.
