The Tek RMD deliveries are now resuming after some delays due to the COVID pandemic. The new electric lift version greatly expands the number of people who can use the product. New accessories allow for enhanced useability

Electrical stimulation can be used to stimulate so-called denervated muscle as well as innervated. This necessitates quite different stimulation approaches. In this article we discuss how denervation can result from damage to peripheral nerves and how and why electrical stimulation is used to reverse muscle atrophy and improve tissue quality

Matia Robotics have announced three new options for the Tek RMD that we expect to be available in late 2020 or early 2021. We are most excited about the Motorised Electric Lifter which we feel will open up the product to many more potential users.

As we saw in a recent article, pressure ulcers remain a serious problem. A plethora of medical and “mechanical” risk factors combine, leading to more than 400,000 pressure ulcers in the UK each year.

We could say that it’s not what you “put on” an at risk foot that provides protection - it’s what you take off - specifically pressure and shear. The PRAFO designs are effective means of doing just that.

Let’s take a look at what pressure ulcers are and why they seem to be so difficult to deal with. Sadly, this 2020 article could just as easily been written 20 or 30 years ago - the problems are still with us. The PRAFO range of ankle foot orthoses remain one of the most effective ways of preventing or treating heel ulcers - whatever the year.

One of the clear and obvious benefits of a Tek RMD is that it allows clients to stand with good posture and move around indoors. For most people that might be appreciated by their therapist but it’s not enough of a benefit to justify purchase. So how do clients find value from the Tek RMD?