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Complete vs. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Understanding Your Injury

A spinal cord injury (SCI) diagnosis can cause feelings of uncertainty and worry. There are new terms to learn,...

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Regaining Independence: Building Core Strength with FES

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is an amazing rehabilitation tool designed to help people living with muscle weakness or paralysis...

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Spastic vs. Flaccid Paralysis: Understanding & Treating Loss of Muscle Function

Paralysis is a complex condition. It affects each person differently and presents distinct challenges depending on its cause and...

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The Cost of an At-Home FES Cycling Therapy Program

You’ve heard about the benefits of an FES bike—perhaps you’ve even experienced them at a clinic—and now, you want...

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What is Virtual Reality and Can it Help with My Neurorecovery?

By Liz Fuhrhop, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Clinical Support Specialist for MYOLYN What is Virtual Reality (VR)?Virtual reality...

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FES Cycling after a Stroke: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective

By Liz Fuhrhop, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Clinical Support Specialist for MYOLYN As a physical therapist who worked...

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RT300 vs. the MyoCycle

Considering Buying an FES bike and Exploring Your Options? The MyoCycle Home and MyoCycle Pro are medical devices that...

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Pedaling Towards Relief: FES Bikes to Manage Muscle Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis

Between 60-84% of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis deal with involuntary contractions of the muscles, also known as spasticity....

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Rebuilding Hope: The Power of Electrical Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation

After suffering from a stroke, survivors may feel overwhelmed by the road to recovery before them. They may be...

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Inspiring Hope: MYOLYN and Shepherd Center Launch Innovative Partnership to Advance Rehabilitation Technology

MYOLYN, a leading medical technology company specializing in functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy, has announced a significant partnership with...

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Preventing Muscle Atrophy: Strategies for Maintaining Strength and Function

A common condition many people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) face is muscle atrophy. Muscle atrophy can severely impact...

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An Overview of Functional Electrical Stimulation

There are approximately 17,700 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) yearly, and an estimated 5.4 million people live...

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Wheels Up: How to Travel With a Wheelchair

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimates that 25.5 million Americans aged 5 and older have self-reported travel-limiting disabilities while...

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The Incidence and Prevalence of Paralysis

Paralysis can, unfortunately, be considered a prevalent issue in America. According to the 2013 US Paralysis Prevalence and Health...

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The Electrophysiology of Electrostimulation: A Technical Review

Physiologists in the science community have known since the 1800s that electrical currents exist in the human body, with...

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How FES Cycling Can Help Your Mental Health

If you are one of the millions of Americans who suffer from paralysis, you know that the condition affects...

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Multiple Sclerosis: How FES Exercise and the MyoCycle Can Help

More than 400,000 people in the United States are living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a chronic, and often...

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Not Just the Spine: How SCI Affects Your Body’s Organs

Suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-changing event that impacts your body in many ways. Injury location...

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Muscle Re-Education With FES and the MyoCycle

If you are one of the roughly 5.4 million people who live with some form of paralysis in the...

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MYOLYN Receives FDA Clearance for New MyoCycle Models

MYOLYN, Inc., a medical technology company, received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the medical...

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Recognizing and Managing Post-Stroke Spasticity

Strokes occur when an artery is blocked (ischemic stroke) or a blood vessel leaks or bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). Each...

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Diagnosing an SCI: Identification and Paralysis Types

Notice: This blog is not to provide medical advice. If you suspect you might have a spinal cord injury,...

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Be Bold in the Cold: 5 Wheelchair-Friendly Activities for Winter

Contrary to popular belief, the arrival of cold winter weather does not mean that you have to skip out...

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Aging With a Spinal Cord Injury: What to Watch For

Aging is a complex process for everyone, but it presents unique challenges for people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs)....

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New Life: Regaining Your Independence After a Spinal Cord Injury

Mobility and the ability to live independently are important factors affecting the quality of life for someone who has...

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Secondary Conditions of Paralysis: How FES Exercise and the MyoCycle Can Help

Many of the approximately 5.4 million people in the US living with some form of paralysis are at risk...

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Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: 5 Ways You Can Help

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are more prevalent than you may realize, with an estimated 296k people living with them...

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6 Tips to Empower Yourself to Discover Movement

Staying as active as possible following paralysis is important not just for the physical benefits that movement provides but...

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Life as a Caregiver for a Person With Paralysis

Caring for a person living with paralysis is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do —...

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Rolling on Sunshine: 5 Wheelchair Exercise Activities for Summer

You’ve likely heard that exercise is good for you, but the significance of staying active cannot be overstated, no...

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Lives Empowered: 5 Ways to Support People With Disabilities

Whether a disability is openly visible or not, people should always be seen and be made to feel seen....

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FAQs – FES Cycling After Paralysis

72% of the people living with paralysis documented in the 2013 US Paralysis Prevalence & Health Disparities Survey were...

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MYOLYN Awarded Phase 1 STTR Funding

This capital enables further research and equipment development to provide beneficial medical engagement for individuals living with paralysis.  Gainesville,...

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The Future of MYOLYN

2020 was a turbulent year, to say the least. The country grappled with adversity ranging from political and racial...

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Francois Fried’s Journey to MYOLYN

Recently, an old friend of MYOLYN’s, Francois Fried, finally purchased a MyoCycle functional electrical stimulation (FES) bike for his...

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Neurorehabilitation During a Pandemic

Before “COVID-19” had meaning, many people with paralysis regularly visited outpatient neurorehabilitation programs to maintain their health. However, since...

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The Future of Brain-controlled FES

Upper motor neuron damage, caused by injuries or illnesses like spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis, effectively disconnects the...

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The Benefits of FES-Cycling After Brain Injury

Cycling with functional electrical stimulation (FES), or FES-cycling, is known to be beneficial for people with spinal cord injuries....

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Benefits of Exoskeletons & Functional Electrical Stimulation

Two emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize mobility for people with paralysis. Namely, robotic exoskeletons and functional electrical...

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Electrical Stimulation Misconceptions Debunked

Electrical stimulation (ES) is an incredibly powerful technique for solving problems with the human body that has been used...

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MYOLYN Granted Patent on Novel FES Cycling Technology

Patented Technology Makes Home Rehab Accessible to Patients with Paralysis GAINESVILLE, FL, March 23, 2020 – MYOLYN, LLC, a...

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FES Therapy: 5 Trends to Track

Movement is essential to human life. Moving through your home, picking up a child, dancing – these are all...

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Results: FES Cycling Increases Muscle after Paralysis

FES Cycling Induces a Significant Improvement in Muscle Mass after Paralysis Ohio State University ran a study to see...

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The Best Adaptive Fitness Equipment

What is the Best Adaptive Fitness Equipment? By Devon Palermo LPTA, CPT Adaptive Fitness Specialist, Owner of DPI Adaptive...

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5 Great Ways for Wheelchair Users to Exercise

Everyone knows that regular exercise is important for overall health. Exercise is linked to many health benefits, both physical...

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MYOLYN Supports Spinal Cord Injury Research with the Wings for Life World Run

MYOLYN Joins the Wings for Life World Run The Wings for Life World Run is a unique and fun charity event...

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Functional electrical stimulation and spinal cord stimulation: a comparison

By Tommy Sutor, MS, CSCS Former Program Director at Push to Walk NJ, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in movement...

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We would like to welcome our partnership with Amanda Perla!

At Myolyn, our vision is to improve health and human performance by empowering people to move. We are proud...

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Adaptive Sports for Paralysis

Staying active and healthy despite paralysis is possible through adaptive sports. The National Center on Health, Physical Activity and...

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What is spasticity?

Spasticity is one of the many secondary health effects caused by paralysis. People with a spinal cord injury, stroke,...

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MYOLYN Announces FDA Clearance of its MyoCycle Device

The Newly FDA Approved MyoCycle The MyoCycle is a revolutionary stationary exercise bike that uses functional electrical stimulation technology (FES) to...

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Can FES cycling improve metabolism and oxygen consumption in COPD patients?

How Can FES Cycling Help Those with COPD? While most people, including researchers, are interested in the benefits of...

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Is FES cycling therapy better than standard physiotherapy for stroke recovery?

The Benefits of FES Cycling Therapy for Stroke Recovery While a number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of...

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What spinal cord injuries most benefit from FES cycling therapy?

Ongoing research into FES cycling therapy for spinal cord injuries Among people with spinal cord injury, who is most...

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The Benefits of FES Cycling for People With Cerebral Palsy

What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a broadly-defined neurological disorder that encompasses brain injury or malformation in...

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The Benefits of FES Cycling After a Stroke

How can FES Cycling Help After a Stroke? The Impact of Having a Stroke Stroke (cerebrovascular accident or CVA)...

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FES Cycling Benefits for People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

How can FES Cycling help those with Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that can...

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The Benefits of Isokinetic Cycling

What is isokinetic cycling? Isokinetic means “constant speed.” So isokinetic cycling means cycling at a constant speed or pedaling...

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UCLA Performs Electrical Stimulation During Exo-Skeleton Assisted Walking

Researchers at UCLA are experimenting with performing spinal cord stimulation on individuals with spinal cord injuries during exoskeleton assisted walking....

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MYOLYN to Compete in FES Bike Race

MYOLYN Joins the Cybathlon FES Bike Race On October 8, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland MYOLYN will be competing in...

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MYOLYN Featured in Gator Good Article

As alumni of the University of Florida, home of the Gators, the founders of MYOLYN are being recognized for...

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Benefits of FES Cycling

How Can FES Cycling Improve Health and Wellness? Everybody needs to exercise to stay healthy. Most people know this....

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Faces of Technology: Dr. Alan Hamlet

MYOLYN’s co-founder and CEO, Dr. Alan Hamlet, was recently featured on the Florida High Tech Corridor’s Faces of Technology!...

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5 Awesome Applications of Electrical Stimulation

The human body is an incredibly complicated machine, with all of its separate parts and pieces sending messages to...

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The Single Best Thing You Can Do For Your Health

Staying Active can Significantly Improve Your Health What is the single best thing you can do for your health?...

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High Fives Foundation Empowers Disabled Athletes

The High Fives Foundation was started in 2009 by Roy Tuscany after he was paralyzed from the waist down in a...

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MyoCycle Racer Setting Records

The MyoCycle Racer Shows Amazing Results Last weekend, we took the MyoCycle Racer out for a spin and unofficially...

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MYOLYN, a name that supports our vision to overcome neurological disorders.

What MYOLYN Stands For People often ask how we came up with the name MYOLYN. It comes from the...

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Make FES a Standard of Care

Less clinical research, more personal care Should we base the standards of care for physical therapy on clinical research,...

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Different Types of Electrical Stimulation Technology – The Name Game

Electrical stimulation is an incredible technology with the potential to dramatically change the way we restore and enhance the...

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MYOLYN Submits Application for FDA Clearance of its MyoCycle Device

MYOLYN’s patent-pending functional electrical stimulation (FES) technology automatically customizes muscle stimulation to the individual patient Gainesville, FL – MYOLYN, which creates...

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The Benefits of FES Cycling for People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common disease in the United States. People experience varying degrees of MS symptoms. Although...

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