| What is Mentamove? |
| Mentamove is a therapy for relearning
voluntary movements after paralysis, which are lost due to
lesion in Central Nervous Structure. |
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| What are the indications for using Mentamove? |
| Mentamove is useful for paralytic
conditions involving damage to Central Nervous system due
to Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, incomplete spinal cord
injuries, Brain surgeries, cerebral trauma, Brain damage in
early childhood, etc. |
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| My
stroke was several years ago will Mentamove help me and
produce any results? |
| A Mentamove is a therapy for
relearning movements. Any individual paralyzed for many
years can learn other things like music, song, remember
name of a person, event, etc., because there is damage only
in a certain area of brain and rest of the brain cells are
healthy. Thus, paralytic Individual can learn movements at
any age after stroke using those healthy cells in brain.
Clinical research in India and abroad has shown that
Mentamove is effective even several years after stroke |
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| My
diagnosis says I have complete spinal cord injury, but I
feel it is not true. How Mentamove can help me? |
| Mentamove is very sensitive in
measuring action potential (EMG) at muscle. On applying
Mentamove on your muscles your therapist will be able to
diagnose whether it is complete or incomplete spinal cord
injury. If there is one motor unit (EMG generated by one
neuron of brain), you have a chance of recovery. |
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| I had
a brain tumor operation and I have lost lot of functions.
Do you think Mentamove can help me? |
| Mentamove can give other nerve
cells the chance to relearn the movement and re organize
its function. |
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| After
a road accident I lost my movements. Can Mentamove help me? |
| Mentamove is indicated in
incomplete spinal cord injury as well as for loss of
movements due to cerebral injury. Mentamove will help in
relearning the lost movements and strengthening muscles. |
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| My
child is 6 years old and had a paralysis from birth. His
biggest wish is to play soccer. Do you think he ever can
learn this? |
| At the beginning, we can train
him to imagine using his legs. Then, we can train him to
use walker. It has been observed that an imagination of big
movements like playing soccer, the brain learns the
movement faster. |
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| Is it
required to practice every day? How many minutes? |
| According to guidelines one
Mentamove session lasts for 20 minutes for one movement.
One can practice two or three times in a day depend on
ability of individual to perform. Mentamove is a relearning
method practiced every day helps brain to register faster. |
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| Can
Mentamove be used at home? |
| Yes, definitely Mentamove is
highly user friendly and it can be used at home. The
individual who buys the device is given a detailed
demonstration of how to use the device for the patient, and
they can always approach the therapist at the local
Mentamove centre for any further queries or doubts. |
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| Is it
very complicated and difficult for the patient to perform?
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| Not at all. It is very easy to
practice with Mentamove device. It is light weight, battery
operated device having alpha-numeric display and light
indicators guide patient how to work. |
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| For
how long do I need to continue with Mentamove to get
significant results? |
| Results vary from patient to
patient depending upon several factors like area affected
by stroke, motivation and concentration. Also according to
the clinical research and studies performed in India and
abroad, the patient needs to continue with Mentamove for at
least 6 months to get any significant results. Mentamove
helps the patient to relearn the lost movements and
relearning takes time. |
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| Can I
continue with my conventional physiotherapy sessions along
with Mentamove? |
| YES. Conventional
physiotherapy sessions can be continued along with
Mentamove. |
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| Is it
painful and unpleasant? |
| NO, it is a soothing
stimulation and does not give any unpleasant sensations to
the patient. Even a child feels this stimulation very
pleasant. |
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| Where
Mentamove is applied? |
| The electrodes of Mentamove
are placed over the affected extremity to bring about the
desired movement after a detailed examination and
assessment by the physician/ physiotherapist. |
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| Is it
a approved therapy? |
Mentamove therapy is approved
by FDA, USA. Besides, it is TUV, CE and ISO certified
therapy. Mentamove therapy is well tested & scientifically
proven not only in India but also outside India.
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