Friday September 03 , 2010
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FES Cycling is a proven method of developing improved cardiovascular fitness and other health benefits following a spinal cord injury, stroke or with MS. This short video is a basic introduction to the features and benefits.

FES Sports Day

This short video celebrates the Second FES Sport Event which was held in Glasgow on the 19th & 20th June 2009. It shows some photographs from the event against a music soundtrack. Hope you like it.

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. 

If you would like a Guide Document to FES Cycling please Click Here and complete the form or Click the Image to Request a Copy

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

Sports Day Gallery

FES Cycling - Fitness after spinal cord injury

FES Client Kevin in the news

A news item in the Courier features Anatomical Concepts (UK) client Kevin Christie.  Left blind and paralysed from the chin down following an accident at a summer barbecue a number of years ago, Kevin has expressed his lasting gratitude to all those who continue to support and care for him. Kevin (37) severed his spinal cord and suffered terrible consequences when a seemingly harmless bit of horseplay at a party in 2004 went horribly wrong.  On that day Kevin miscalculated a dive into a children's paddling pool and sustained an injury which has left him requiring almost round-the-clock care.

Read more: FES Client Kevin in the news

 

Abdominal stimulation and acute tetraplegia

FES for breathing support - Using abdominal muscle stimulation to assist ventilator weaning in acute tetraplegia has been the subject of research conducted at the University of Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit in Glasgow, Scotland. This research was reported recently at the UK IFESS meeting and the UK’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Meeting. Our first client is now using our RehaStim with custom software successfully at home.

Read more: Abdominal stimulation and acute tetraplegia

   

Guiding natural nerve regrowth

Researchers have shown that artificially stretched nerve "bridges" can guide the natural regrowth of damaged nerve tissue in rats. This technique may eventually provide an effective treatment for people who suffer nerve damage as a result of injury or surgery.

Nerve fibers, called axons, extend from neurons and carry electrical signals around the body. When a nerve is severed, both the axon and its supportive myelin sheath are damaged. Although axons grow back after being severed, they do not do so fast enough, or over sufficient distance, to repair major damage.

Read more: Guiding natural nerve regrowth

   

How my life changing process started

Thanks to our friends in Germany for this story. “My name is Christiane Göldner and I was a young, fun-loving and daring woman before I tumbled 4 meters down. I loved activities in my life …studying, jogging, dancing and traveling.  My climbing accident was caused because one carabiner opened up instead of closing down. As a result I received an upsetting diagnose: From that moment on I was considered as a paraplegic person, paralyzed from T10 down.

Read more: How my life changing process started

   

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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.

Contact Us

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

E: info@fescycling.com
T:+44(0)141-952-2323

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