Saturday, July 30, 2016

Advanced assistive communication technology from Control Bionics

This is great and not so great at the same time. For those needing this it opens up lots of possibilities. But the downside is that this compensation technology if relied on too much will stop your recovery. Recovery is damned hard and while this may look like recovery you have to understand you may have limited your real recovery by accepting the easy way out. Up to you to decide.
http://www.controlbionics.com/
“There is no greater feeling in the world than watching a patient, connected to their NeuroSwitch for the first time, realize that the world has opened back up for them. It’s real communication, functional communication.Caitlin Smith, MA CCC-SLP
If you are paralyzed, suffer from loss of speech, and loss of motor control, the NeuroSwitch provides the easiest, most effective way to communicate and control your environment. The NeuroSwitch is made for people with conditions such as acute spinal cord injury (SCI), ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), MND (motor neuron disease), or cerebral palsy.
The NeuroSwitch is the only assistive communication device that works from diagnosis to advanced stages of ALS/MND. 
The NeuroSwitch enables you to control a computer using your body’s EMG signals. EMG stands for “electromyography,” which is the measurement of electrical activity associated with the activation of a muscle group as detected by non-invasive electrodes on the surface of the skin. EMG signals have been used in clinical and research settings since the 1980s, for things like diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases, rehabilitation, and controlling prosthetic devices.
The EMG technology in the NeuroSwitch has been fine-tuned for over 7 years especially for people with severe paralysis. It can detect and amplify the faintest EMG signals. It also adapts to your body’s changes over time, requiring no manual recalibration.

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