http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/21/myomo-running-lean-after-slow-initial-sales-of-robotic-elbow-brace/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/21/myomo-running-lean-after-slow-initial-sales-of-robotic-elbow-brace/comment-page-1/#comment-433559 maria Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=21018#comment-433559 The myomo is a great idea with a good motive, but it does not promote the correct movement. Yes, patient's can flex their elbow better, but the motor is doing most of the work, and with elbow flexion as a focus, it only increases spasticity and tightness of the affected arm, promoting the wrong muscles to be stimulated. By wrong muscles, I mean the specific muscle groups biased towards flexion, causing a compensatory movement. Secondly, the myomo does not support the wrist or hand, which only increases the tightness and flexor synergy even more. In closing, I'd like to say, this device has been unsuccessful not because of the economy, but because it promotes an inappropriate movement, and other specifics such as its inability to support the hand and wrist. The myomo is a great idea with a good motive, but it does not promote the correct movement. Yes, patient’s can flex their elbow better, but the motor is doing most of the work, and with elbow flexion as a focus, it only increases spasticity and tightness of the affected arm, promoting the wrong muscles to be stimulated. By wrong muscles, I mean the specific muscle groups biased towards flexion, causing a compensatory movement. Secondly, the myomo does not support the wrist or hand, which only increases the tightness and flexor synergy even more. In closing, I’d like to say, this device has been unsuccessful not because of the economy, but because it promotes an inappropriate movement, and other specifics such as its inability to support the hand and wrist.

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