Friday March 12 , 2010

Site Purpose

Guide to FES CyclingThis site has two intentions.  Information about FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) - and in particular FES Cycling.  The second is to offer support and information to our clients. 

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What is FES Cycling?

FES Cycling is an effective way of keeping fit when, following a spinal cord injury, regular exercise is difficult to get.

This is a therapeutic activity that uses transcutaneous electrical current to initiate muscle contractions of paralysed lower limbs in persons who have sustained a spinal cord injury or been affected by stroke or MS.

The order and strength of the muscle contractions are controlled by computer to generate the power to pedal a stationary cycle. The aim is not to provide passive motion - but to actively engage the muscles to generate muscle strength and improve fitness.

Benefits

Key benefits of FESCycling exercise are as follows:

  • Cardio-pulmonary fitness
  • Rebuild muscle strength and bulk
  • Improve bone density
  • Improve blood circulation
  • Improve intestinal & bladder function
  • Improve response to insulin (diabetes)
  • Decrease limb spasticity
  • Improved feelings of well-being

FES is a useful in many cerebral motor lesions of the lower limbs including Paraplegia/ Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke

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FES Cycling - Fitness after spinal cord injury

Specialists in Exercise Therapy Adopt RehaStim

Physability was established in 2003 by two exercise therapists; David Akroyd-Jones and Nicky Baldwin following the closure of the National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed. The Centre based in Gloucestershire provides client-centred exercise therapy for clients from all over the U.K and overseas.  Physability use a RehaSrim FES system very creatively in their programmes.

Read more: Specialists in Exercise Therapy Adopt RehaStim

 

D-Mannose for Urinary tract Infections

A client's mother phoned me the other day to ask if I could pass on information about D-Mannose.  She was extremely excited about this and was keen that I pass on the information as it may be valuable to others who have had difficulties with persistent urinary tract infections.

Read more: D-Mannose for Urinary tract Infections

   

Awakening Paralysed Limbs

A monkey with a paralyzed arm can still grasp a ball, thanks to a novel system designed to translate brain signals into complex muscle movements in real time. The research, presented at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago this week, could one day allow people with spinal cord injury to control their own limbs.

Read more: Awakening Paralysed Limbs

   

Clemson grant to fund tissue regeneration research

A $9.3 million National Institutes of Health grant has been awarded to Clemson University to fund a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, where discoveries could benefit heart and spinal cord injury patients and others.

The five-year grant is a collaboration between Clemson, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina. The center will be housed on the main Clemson campus in Rhodes Hall.

Read more: Clemson grant to fund tissue regeneration research

   

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About Us

Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd are Masters of Rehabilitation Engineering. Working with private individuals, healthcare professionals, businesses and the NHS since 1996.

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Part of Life

Remember this is not a treatment and certainly not a "cure" - but can be a health-giving part of daily life.
This technology assists the client to exercise and receive fitness benefits otherwise not available.

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Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd
8-10 Dunrobin Court
Clydebank Business Park
Clydebank
Scotland

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