Introduction
Injury to your brain or spinal cord by trauma, or the effects of a stroke, multiple sclerosis, or incomplete paralysis can lead to a loss of movement or function and can inhibit your ability to walk. Our Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) systems; the Bioness L300 Go and L100 can help with rehabilitation, improving your walking ability and potentially reducing the risk of falls.
FES is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened due to damage to your brain or spinal cord. The electrical charge then stimulates the muscle to contract, causing the joint to move.
How FES Works
For drop foot, the FES device is usually worn as a cuff below the knee but can sometimes also consist of a thigh cuff. When you are standing and your foot is in contact with the floor, there is no stimulation. However, when you start to walk, an embedded gyroscope and accelerometer know where the device is in space and detects that a step is being taken, causing the electrodes to stimulate the nerves that go to the muscle that would normally lift the front of your foot. This provides a controlled lifting and swing of your foot and toes when you are walking. The stimulation then stops again once your foot is in contact with the ground again.
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Solutions
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
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Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
People who have suffered a stroke or brain injury, or are living with conditions such as MS, cerebral palsy or incomplete paralysis often experience drop foot which can inhibit their ability to walk. The Bioness L300 Go system is designed to lift your foot as you walk, improving your gait pattern, and making walking smoother and safer.
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
The Bioness L100 Go system was developed for people with drop foot, which can occur due to diseases of the central nervous system such as a stroke or multiple sclerosis.
User Experience
A stroke changed Brin's life, now with his Bioness L300 Go functional electrical stimulation (FES) device he has choices again, from going to work to travelling the World. Bioness is empowering him to rediscover the man he was in his 30s.
Brin has left-side hemiplegia after an ischemic stroke. See how the Bioness L300 Go improves his gait and makes his walking more fluid.
At just 19 years old, Lena suffered a stroke caused by the birth control pill, resulting in partial paralysis. Since then, she has relied on the Bioness L300 Go every day and it has allowed her to walk again while bringing back freedom to her life.
Paralympic Archer Dave Phillips has MS, and his Bioness L300 Go has revolutionised his life. He is now able to be more active, go on walks with his family, and play with his granddaughter once more.
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