Intelligent hand and legs rehabilitation bicycle system
Brand:
PEGASO
Function(s):
Pegaso(PGS400P) is a stationary FES cycling rehabilitation system for arms and legs.
Pegaso enables muscles to activate and do the work they are meant to do despite weakness or paralysis.
FES cycling empowers people with paralysis to stay active and healthy, having all the same benefits of traditional, able-bodied cycling, including: improvement of cardio-vascular health, increase of muscle mass and strength, reduction of fat mass, increase of bone density, improvement of self-image and social abilities, reduction of muscles spasms and contractures, increase of joints range of motion, lower probability of pressure sores.
FES or Functional Electrical Stimulation is a rehabilitation technique whereby electrical current stimulates nerves via electrodes on the skin to evoke muscle contractions even if paralysis prevents brain signals from reaching the muscles.
FES directly commands the contraction of different muscle groups in the right sequence to generate a functional movement, using the body’s own potential energy.