Kinevia Clinical Study

The Kinevia is a high quality, intelligent exercise therapy system for upper and lower limbs, featuring a wide range of exercise modes and benefits for the user.

The Study

The paraplegic center at the Ulm – RKU University and Rehabilitation Clinics carried out a clinical study for the Kinevia system. Click here to download the full study.

Training Sessions

The following training sessions were carried out as part of the study:

• a) 10 minutes of passive training. The number of revolutions for the passive mode was set from 10 – 40 rpm for every individual patient. The automatic change of direction of rotation was set to two minutes.
• b) Then 5 minutes of active training was set, whereby the level of resistance was set between 1(= low resistance) and 10 (= average resistance) while the patient’s pulse was being monitored.
• c) The response behavior of the spasm control function was set individually for each patient.
• d) The pedal radius was set individually for each patient.

The same is repeated for the upper and lower body.

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Therapeutic efficacy, course of therapeutic application and treatment goals achieved the following results for the Kinevia Clinical Study:

• Increase in vigilance
• Increase in the blood supply to the trained muscles
• Stabilisation of circulatory behaviour
• Increase in general well-being

The use of the “Kinevia” movement coach is useful for types of paralysis or neuromuscular disorders with loss of function to arms/legs, e.g. as a result of high transverse lesions, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, consequences of brain injury or neuromuscular diseases with comparable damage.

Results of the functions of the device

• The display is easy to read. All buttons are easy to use.
• Acceleration is slow and linear. The maximum final speed is reached after a minimum of 15 seconds.
• An automatic spasm detection function is integrated.
• The response behavior of the spasm detection function is appropriately and adequately.