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Multiple Sclerosis, FES Cycling Derek Jones Multiple Sclerosis, FES Cycling Derek Jones

Five Reasons to Add Stim2Go to Your Passive-Active Bike If You Have MS

We first started to work with FES cycling around 17 or 18 years ago now. We were told that many people with MS would be our clients. Actually that hasn't been the case, largely because the cost of most FES cycling systems were unaffordable. We couldn't help them. As we've started to work with the Stim2Go, we've found many more of our clients now have MS. They've been able to use the Stim2go for FES cycling and much more.

Most people with MS who own a motorised passive-active bike did not start out with one. They started with an ordinary exercise bike, and at some point it stopped being usable. They could no longer get on the upright one. The standard bike became unusable because they could not generate enough momentum. Their feet would not stay on the pedals, or a heel kept catching the frame, or tone made the whole thing impossible. A MOTOmed or a THERA-Trainer, with a motor that moves the legs when they will not move on their own, was the answer to that problem, and for many people, it has been a good one.

The question this article answers is whether the electrical stimulation you may have seen on a bike in a rehabilitation gym can be added to the bike you already have at home, and whether it is worth it. The Stim2Go, a very flexible yet powerful stimulator, is not tied to any bike. Let's look at what the evidence supports.

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