recoveriX for Stroke
Rehabilitation

Just 18 hours of dedicated recoveriX training
can yield remarkable results.

recoveriX is an advanced neurorehabilitation system developed by g.tec medical engineering GmbH
recoveriX is an advanced neurorehabilitation system developed by g.tec medical engineering GmbH
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While complete recovery may not always be possible after a stroke, recoveriX neurorehabilitation can still help optimize function, enhance quality of life, and promote independence for individuals at any stage of their recovery journey. These positive effects can be explained by the activation of neuroplasticity during recoveriX training:

  • 99.9% of clients improve spasticity
  • 99% of clients improve gross motor functions
  • 95% of clients improve fine motor skills
  • 99.9% of clients improve mental performance
  • 95% of clients improve concentration
  • 0% side effects

Acute Stage

Rehabilitation is crucial in the first months and determines the success of the recovery process. Clients benefit from more than one form of the program, which is why recoveriX should be integrated in this phase.

Sub-acute Stage

recoveriX can be used at inpatient care or outpatient rehabilitation facilities and perfectly supplements physical or occupational training. Rehabilitation goals can be holding a glass, riding a bike to work or the reduction of feeling fatigue.

Chronic Stage

Our study has shown that with recoveriX training, clients can continue to get better 10, 20 or 30 years after a stroke. Recovery only stops when you stop exercising consistently.

Scientific Proof

Neuroplasticity is a well-established concept that is supported by extensive clinical evidence. The clinical studies of recoveriX neurorehabilitation has shown significant results in improving motor functions and reducing spasticity in stroke clients and they are long lasting.

Clients' Experiences

Testimonials

Johann Lichtenberger had a stroke 2 years ago, his right foot was mostly affected which was the reason why he started the recoveriX program in Schiedlberg. In this video he tells you about his experiences with our recoveriX stroke training and how he improved his mobility!

Mr. Hufnagl had a stroke over a year ago when he first got recoveriX training. He is one of the first clients who received recoveriX training for his foot. In this interview, he tells us about his amazing progress, how he liked the recoveriX program so far and about his goals.

Julia Haberfellner had a stroke 2 years ago, her right hand was seriously affected. Our recoveriX training helped her a lot! In this video she’s talking about her improvements and her experiences with our recoveriX stroke rehabilitation program!

Herbert Rofner received the 10.000th recoveriX training session at the recoveriX Gym Schiedlberg! He had a stroke about 2 years ago and had recoveriX training for his arm and his foot!

Josef Unterbuchschachner was a stroke client at the recoveriX Gym Schiedlberg in Austria. He started recoveriX program because his left arm was affected. Now, he can move his left arm much better, he can use his hand to hold cutlery which he appreciates a lot.

Reinhold Ninaus came all the way from Carinthia to Schiedlberg to get recoveriX stroke training. He had a stroke almost 2 years ago before he had recoveriX training. Reinhold was paralyzed on the right side, he even sat in a wheelchair. His goal was to get out of the wheelchair.

Throughout the course of recoveriX training, this client had notable improvements of his upper extremities. He was very clumsy and couldn’t hold things in his hand, he couldn’t lift his arms which prevented him from driving a car or bicycle by himself. With the help of recoveriX, he is now able to hold a knife or a plate, drive his car or ride his bicycle. He can move his arms much better and his fine motor skills improved a lot.

Alfred Mühlbacher had a stroke 50 months before he started recoveriX stroke training in the recoveriX Gym Schiedlberg! He was paralyzed on the left side of his body! Watch this interview to see which improvements he made in his every day life!

Manfred suffered from a lot of pain in his fingers and he wasn’t able to hold a pencil anymore due to the stroke. During recoveriX training, functional electrical stimulation of his affected hand helped him to move this arm and fingers better than before. He doesn’t feel pain anymore either.

Waltraud Kranner suffered a stroke a few years ago. Her left side of her body is quite affected. Step by step she gains her mobility back! In this interview she talks about her improvements with the help of recoveriX!

Marlene Mayrhofer suffered hemiplegia after having a brain tumor removed. Her leg, arm and speech center all failed as a result. Speech came back quickly, but motor functions were severely limited. She had pain and severe spasticity, which caused her sleepless nights. After her recoveriX training, she was pain free, the spasticity subsided and the sensation in her arm improved.

In the first 17 recoveriX training sessions, Klaus wasn’t able to do the 9-Hole Peg Test. But suddenly and in the 18th recoveriX session, he was able to perform the 9HPT in 10:22 minutes, in his 25th session he could perform the 9HPT in 02:53 minutes. His ability to perform daily activities improved overall.

Mr. Einböck had a stroke in 2015. After the stroke, he had no control over his left arm. During recoveriX training, he realized that he improved his motor functions slowly. In this interview, he tells us his story after the stroke and his experiences with the recoveriX program.

Mr. Haslhofer suffered a stroke in 2016. When he heard about the recoveriX program, he immediatly called and made his appointments. His right side was paralyzed. After recoveriX training, not only his motor functions of his right hand improved, but also his foot.

Mrs. Miglbauer suffered a stroke 2 years ago. When she came to the recoveriX Gym Schiedlberg, she signed up for the recoveriX program where she had a lot of motor improvements. She can stretch and move her arm better than before.

Mr. Zimmermanns’ right side was paralyzed since 1999. Before recoveriX training, his condition was much worse. Now, he can move his arm really high again. His fingers are less tense and more flexible than before and he can even open up his fist. He is able to hold the mowing machine again.

Bernhard Fösleitner had a stroke 18 months ago. He was sitting in a wheelchair for one year. He enjoyed recoveriX training a lot because his reactivity and sensibility improved. He can feel his arm and shoulder again.

After her stroke in 2016, Ms. Brandstätter could only move the right side of her body to a limited extent. At that time, she could not practice her profession as a hairdresser due to the physical impairments in her hand. After about 50 sessions of recoveriX training, she managed to improve her mobility and was then able to hold scissors and hairdryer in her hand and return to her profession as a hairdresser.

Mrs. Rebernik suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. After her surgery, she couldn’t feel her left side anymore. This is when she realized that she had a stroke. It has been already 25 years but Mrs. Rebernik is still trying to recover. Because of recoveriX, her motor functions improved so much that she is able to work the household again, and her sensibility came back too. This video shows the recoveriX success story of Anita Rebernik.

Mr. Tsohohey’s right side is compeltely paralyzed – he couldn’t feel anything after his stroke two years ago. But after recoveriX training, his sensibility came back. He feels his arm again. When he concentrates on his right arm, he can feel something. And he can even control his muscles again.

Alois Gruber had a stroke, afterwards he suffered a left-sided hemiplegia. When we did the interview, Mr. Gruber was just in the middle of his recoveriX training, having 10 sessions ahead. In the interview Mrs. Gruber explains what improvements he already realized, such as a better sleep, or walking without a stick.

Optimize Upper & Lower Extremities

recoveriX is measuring EEG activity while a client imagines a hand or foot movements. Once recoveriX detects a motor imagination, it triggers a functional electrical stimulation of the limb so that the limb performs a real movement. Clients love that – especially if they were paralyzed for a few years. This procedure is repeated 6000 times and connects cognitive functions with motor behavior. Due to the amount of repetitions, neurons are forming new connections to relearn the movement. A recoveriX client has to undergo 25 sessions, each lasting for about 45 minutes, ideally 2-3 times per week.

The recoveriX hand training treats the left and right hand and arm functions and leads to a reduced  spasticity and better fine and gross motoric skills. The recoveriX foot training treats the paretic foot and the hand and arm, and also helps to reduce spasticity which leads to better fine and gross motoric skills in the leg and foot.

Fine Motor Skills

 

This is a client with subacute stroke. The progress made after 25 recoveriX sessions is remarkable, but what’s even more astonishing is that the improvement doesn’t stop there. After 50 trainings, the client witnessed an almost healthy hand movement!

Gross Motor Skills

 

This client started recoveriX training 2 years post-stroke. Left side of the video shows the client before recoveriX training; the right side of the video shows her after recoveriX training. The client had difficulty in doing specific movements with the affected hand. After the training, she reported that she is now able to make her own pony tail while standing!

  • Box and Blocks Test: Before recoveriX: 21 blocks. After recoveriX: 39 blocks.
  • Nine-hole Peg Test: Before recoveriX: 2:35 minutes; After recoveriX: 1:04 minutes.
  • Manual dexterity improved in over 85%, and finger dexterity in 142%.
  • Spasticity: Significantly reduced leading to extended movement of the affected hand.

Walk & Gait Pattern

 

This client started recoveriX 4 years post-stroke. Prior to recoveriX training, he had to fixate the handrail with both hands. He may now ascend and descend stairs without clinging to the handrail. He can even carry suitcases in each hand while climbing the stairs. After recoveriX treatment, his left hemisphere displays much greater activation over the sensorimotor cortex.

  • Timed Up and Go Test: Before: 14; After recoveriX: 11 seconds.
  • 10 Meter Walking Test: Before: 9; After recoveriX 6 seconds.
  • Fugl Meyer Upper Extremity: Before: 14 points; After recoveriX: 21 points. He has a wider range of motion in both ankle rotation and ankle flexion.

Walking Speed & Complex Movements

 

In 25 sessions, the client’s recoveriX accuracy was 96%. This client started recoveriX training 4 years post-stroke. She claimed that although she could only walk 300 meters before recoveriX treatment, she can now walk 1000 meters. She used a rollator prior to recoveriX, but now that she is so confident that she doesn’t even use a walking stick anymore. Her ability to focus also became better.

  • Spasticity decreased from 3 to 1.5 points
  • Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer improved from 43 to 54 points
  • Lower Extremity Fugl-Meyer improved from 25 to 27 points
  • Timed Up and Go Test improved from 26 to 15.9 seconds
  • 10-Meter Walk Test improved from 7.6 to 6.4 seconds
  • Barthel Index improved from 85 to 90 points

 

More significantly, the client’s walking speed and endurance have both increased and she no longer requires a walking stick. The client is doing substantially better. The video contains a lot of amazing improvements:

  • She is now so confident that she no longer needs her walking stick
  • The posture of her entire body appears healthier
  • She stands up and sits down more quickly
  • She walks more quickly
  • She looks healthy when she is sitting
  • The tremor in her paretic hand has decreased

Objective Measures

Clients adore tangible outcomes. In order to properly determine improvements, g.tec performs a number of tests both before and after the training.

This is a client’s training report demonstrating the positive motor improvements before and after recoveriX treatment.

  • Spasticity
  • Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer
  • Lower Extremity Fugl-Meyer
  • Timed Up and Go Test
  • 10-Meter Walk Test
  • Barthel Index

Upper extremity training followed by lower extremity training

In our recent publication, we are showcasing the remarkable efficacy of a combined upper and lower limb training approach for recoveriX clients. The study, comprising 25 sessions of upper limb training followed by 25 sessions of lower limb training, demonstrated significant improvements across multiple measures.

Following the initial upper limb training sessions, clients experienced highly significant enhancements in Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) scores, Barthel Index for activities of daily living, and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for wrist and finger spasticity (p<0.001).

Continuing with an additional 25 sessions of foot training, clients showed further substantial improvements, including highly significant enhancements in the 10-meter walking test, FMA-UE scores, and Timed Up and Go test (p<0.001). Additionally, there were notable advancements in Barthel Index scores and reductions in spasticity.

This combined therapeutic approach not only enhances fine and gross motor skills but also significantly improves gait and balance. Importantly, the positive effects of treatment extend beyond the initial 25 sessions, offering sustained hope to clients.

Also have a look at our before and after videos, where you can see the improvements, stroke, multiple sclerosis etc. patients, made with the help of recoveriX!

Publication

Upper Extremity Training followed by Lower Extremity Training

Our recently published paper demonstrates the effectiveness of a combined upper and lower limb training approach for recoveriX clients. Clients showed significant improvements across multiple measures, including fine and gross motor skills, gait, and balance. Importantly, these positive effects extended beyond the initial 25 sessions, offering sustained hope to clients.

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Scientific results

Gait Rehabilitation in Stroke Clients

In this recent study involving 25 stroke clients, the results showcased how recoveriX can promote substantial improvements in gait, walking speed, spasticity reduction, and enhanced motor function in the legs. These clients experienced superior motor outcomes compared to those receiving EGAIT_EE training.

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Scientific study

Motor Rehabilitation in Upper Extremities

recoveriX was effective in promoting long lasting functional improvements in the upper extremity in stroke clients with severe, moderate and mild impairment. This functional improvement can be explained by improved neuroplasticity in the brain.

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Frontiers for Young Minds

How Can We Train The Brain To Help Stroke Clients?

Frontiers for Young Minds is an innovative scientific journal that aims to engage young people to explore the world of science with access to high-quality scientific information. Therefore, the recoveriX study has been submitted and peer-reviewed by children and young adults. It is free to read and provides a deeper understanding or recoveriX neurorehabilitation.

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