1. NeuroMove™
Clinical Study Conclusions
Clinical documentation for the effectiveness of the NeuroMove
technology (EMG-triggered stim): These clinical studies have all been
published in peer-reviewed journals, such as “Archives of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation” and “Stroke” by the American Heart
Association.
1.
Patients using this technology improved 42% compared to
no treatment, while basic muscle stimulation improved 25% and
traditional physical therapy (PNF) improved 18%. In comparison this
technology was 233% more effective than traditional physical therapy
for improving function in arm and hand for stroke patients between 6
months and 6 years post-stroke. The same study also followed up on
the patients nine months after and they had all maintained the
improvements gained. Study was conducted at the University of
Washington.
Source: “Techniques to Improve Function of the Arm and Hand in
Chronic Hemiplegia” Kraft G., Fitts S., Hammond M., Archives of Physi,
cal Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol 73, 1992, 220-7.
2.
Patients between 1 and 4 years post-stroke experienced a
129% gain in functional improvement over the control group. Study
was conducted at the University of Florida.
Source:“Chronic Motor Dysfunction After Stroke” Cauraugh H., Light K.,
,
Kim S., Thigpen M., Behrman A., Stroke American Heart Association, Vol
31, 2000 1360-4.
3.
Patients between 7 months and 6 years post-stroke experienced significant functional gains. This study also involved fMRI scans
of the patient’s brain activity and patients receiving the real treatment
(and thus improved significantly) also show a significant increase in
brain voxel intensity. The study was conducted at the University of
Minnesota.
Source: “Electrical Stimulation driving functional improvements and
cortical changes in subjects with stroke” Kimberley T., Lewis S.,
,
Auerbach E., Dorsey L., Lojovich J., Carey J., Experimental Brain
Research, Springer-Verlag, November 2003.
4.
Patients between 4 months and 14 years post-stroke
achieved significant improvements in wrist extension and/or ankle
dorsiflexion. The results were equally good regardless of age, time
since the stroke, side of stroke and the nature of stroke. The study was
conducted at the Oregon Health Sciences University.
Source; “Electromyographically Triggered Electric Muscle Stimulation
for Chronic Hemiplegia” Fields W., Archives of Physical Medicine and
,
Rehabilitation, Vol 68, 1987, 407-14.
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5.
Patients achieved improvements 7 times better than
the control group in carrying out functional tasks such as
moving blocks from one box to another. The study was
conducted at the University of Florida.
Source: “Two coupled Motor Recovery Protocols Are Better
Than One” Cauraugh J., Kim S., Stroke American Heart Associa,
tion, Vol 33, 2002, 1589-94.
6.
90% of patients in the experimental group gained
significant improvements after 4 months of use and significant
functional use after 6 months of use. The study was conducted
in Gera, Germany.
Source: “Treatment of hemiplegia by means of imaginationdependent EMG-triggered muscle stimulation” Danz J.,
,
Gutierrez-Lopez S., Physikalische Medizin, Vol 4, 1994. 5-9.
7.
Patients within 6 weeks of their stroke experienced a
significant functional independence and upper body dressing
score compared to the control group. The study was
conducted at the New Jersey Medical School and the Kessler
Institute in New Jersey.
Source: “Electromyogram-triggered Neuromuscular Stimulation for Improving the Arm Function of Acute Stroke Survivors”
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Francisco G., Chae J., Chawla H., Kirschblum S., Zorowitz R.,
Lewis G., Pang S., Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol 79, 1998, 570-4.