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Moterum Technologies: 2020 in Review
Moterum Technologies: 2020 in ReviewAs 2020 comes to a close, we look back in gratitude for the support we have received in our efforts to serve the population of neural survivors. Below, we provide a summary of Moterum’s 2020 efforts and milestone achievements.Launch...
Gait Analysis – What Can It Tell Us? – Part II
Gait Analysis – The How and The Why (Plus 5 Key Benefits) Part II by Brie Darcy, PT, DPT At Moterum Technologies, one of our primary goals is not only to help people move more but to help them move better. This requires a substantial emphasis and understanding on the...
10 MODIFIABLE Risk Factors for Stroke
10 MODIFIABLE Risk Factors for Stroke by Brie Darcy, PT, DPT October 29th was World Stroke Day. Almost a month later, the impact and awareness it created is still fresh in our mind. This campaign, hosted by the World Stroke Organization, is a GLOBAL movement dedicated...
Gait Analysis – What Can It Tell Us? – Part I
Gait Analysis – What Can It Tell Us? Part I by Brie Darcy, PT, DPT Try the following exercise – close your eyes and picture three people walking. Imagine the first person is walking very quickly. They are taking long, fast steps and their arms are swinging rapidly...
Make Sure Your Recovery is on Track!
Don't let the pandemic slow your recovery by Umangi Singh, Brie Darcy, PT, DPT & Juanita Nidhindra Keep Your Recovery on Track! I was talking to a friend on the phone recently and she told me about one of the kindest ladies she knows - her neighbor. Her neighbor...
Caregivers – We’re Here For You, Too
Caregivers - We’re Here For You, Too By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPT When a loved one experiences a stroke, family, friends, and other loved ones may unexpectedly find themselves in a new role: caregiver. Unlike chronic or other progressive illnesses, a stroke often provides...
Goal Setting: A Way To Move Forward
Goal Setting: A Way To Move Forward By: Umangi Singh, Brie Darcy & Juanita Nidhindra It’s easy to lose the sight of the finish line when we can’t even see the starting point. For many of us or our loved ones who have survived a stroke or brain injury, the thought...
Moterum iStride Device™ User Spotlight – Crystal Williams!
Suffering a stroke is a life-changing event, at any age and stage in life. For Crystal, this event occurred at the young age of 21 AND while she was pregnant with her 1st child. There is a lot we can learn from Crystal’s resilience and persistence. Take a read below...
8 Tips For Boosting Optimism
8 Tips For Boosting Optimism By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPT Last month on our blog, we shared exciting new research highlighting the benefits of an optimistic mindset. In case you missed it, you can review it here. While optimism may come naturally to some individuals, in...
The Telehealth Evolution
The Telehealth Evolution - Then, Now, and Future directions of tele-rehabilitation by Lauren Rashford, DPT You may have heard the terms “Telehealth”, “telemedicine”, or “telerehab” bounced around a lot recently. They generally all arrive at the same meaning with...
Optimism – A Way To Promote Longevity?
Optimism – A Way To Promote Longevity? By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPT. Silver linings. Rose-colored glasses. Turning lemons into lemonade. These common phrases are used to describe a term that has become very popular in the medical field. Optimism.Optimism can be described...
The Story of Speed and Balance
The Story of Speed and Balance By: Anchita Nidhindra, Juanita Nidhindra. While the wizards at Moterum are working tirelessly to demystify walking “speed” and “balance”, I am going to tell you another story - a story that unveils the secrets of “speed” and...
Breaking Through a Recovery Plateau
Breaking Through a Recovery Plateau by Brie Darcy, PT, DPT. What Is a Recovery Plateau? If you or a loved one has experienced a stroke, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the dreaded recovery plateau. Simply defined, a plateau is a state of little or no change...
Walking Independence: Perspectives Across 3 Generations
Walking Independence: Perspectives Across 3 Generations, During the Coronavirus Pandemic By: Juanita Nidhindra. We are living in truly unprecedented times. While adjusting to the “new normal”, I find myself reflecting on some of the most fundamental aspects of our...
Telemedicine: Here To Stay
Telemedicine: Here To Stay By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPT. To say our daily routines have changed since the coronavirus outbreak would be an understatement. While many of us adjust to social distancing and stay at home orders, the world around us is also adapting. Virtual...
Managing Stress from a Holistic Health Coach’s Point of View
Managing Stress from a Holistic Health Coach’s Point of View By: Lisa Altieri, RN, CHHC A stroke can have very serious physical, as well as psychological, consequences for the survivor. The resulting physical difficulties can place considerable demands on both the...
Keeping Calm Amidst Chaos
Keeping Calm Amidst Chaos – Tips to Promote a Calm Mindset By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPTWe all worry, feel upset and get nervous from time to time. Challenging situations arise in all of our lives. It’s part of the human experience. Some situations are individualized, while...
Moterum User Spotlight – James and Laura Kinney!
This month’s success story features a truly remarkable couple. Allow me to introduce - James and Laura Kinney! I was very fortunate to get to know James and Laura during a recent clinical trial for the iStride device™. When I think of people who inspire me, James is...
When “New Year, New You” Doesn’t Go Quite As Planned…
When “New Year, New You” Doesn’t Go Quite As Planned… By: Brie Darcy, PT, DPTAs we approach the end of the January, you might find yourself reflecting on the well-intended goals that many of us made at the beginning of the month. New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe you...
Moterum User Spotlight – Lee Surridge!
This month on our blog, we will be discussing a topic that has gotten a lot of positive press in the medical community recently – optimism. Optimism can be simply thought of as ‘looking on the bright side’ of any given situation. With this topic in mind, it is only...
Moterum iStride Device™ User Spotlight – Tony Thornton!
This month our Success Story highlights a stroke fighter who was part of one of our clinical trials with the Moterum iStride Device™ - Tony Thornton!Tony was coaching his child’s soccer team when he experienced a stroke at the age of 41. “The stroke caused me to fall...
The Digital Health Revolution
There is a revolution happening within medicine, the revolution of “Digital Health.” The term Digital Health was coined by 2000 by Seth Frank(1). According to Nature Digital Health, it included , “internet-focused applications and media to improve medical content,...
What I’m Thankful For …
What I’m Thankful For … Last week, I forwarded our Moterum newsletter to my mother. Being the supportive mother and grandmother that she is, she likes to stay updated on both my personal and professional lives. After reading it, she replied “It must feel good to work...
Moterum iStride Device™ Caregiver Spotlight and Success Stories – Sue and Louise Rakoczy!
Did you know that November is National Family Caregivers Month? This month especially, but every month, we try to express gratitude and encouragement to the special, selfless individuals who provide support and care to those that need it. Navigating life after stroke...
Moterum Technologies: 2020 in Review
Moterum Technologies: 2020 in ReviewAs 2020 comes to a close, we look back in gratitude for the support we have received in our efforts to serve the population of neural survivors. Below, we provide a summary of Moterum’s 2020 efforts and milestone achievements.Launch...
Total Knee Replacement Recovery at Home
Total Knee Replacement Recovery at Home - A Caregiver's Perspective by Nick Ovington A History of Chronic Pain and Knee Complications Chronic pain has hindered my father, Tim, throughout his life. During his youth as an avid athlete and outdoorsman, he suffered...
Moterum iStride Device™ User Spotlight – Anthony!
The iStride Device™ Transformed Anthony's Walk Stroke survivors desiring continued recovery often strive for greater independence and a return to activities they enjoy. For Anthony, an avid fisherman, being able to fully return to this favorite hobby was an ongoing...
Moterum iStride Device™ User Spotlight – Crystal Williams!
Suffering a stroke is a life-changing event, at any age and stage in life. For Crystal, this event occurred at the young age of 21 AND while she was pregnant with her 1st child. There is a lot we can learn from Crystal’s resilience and persistence. Take a read below...
Moterum User Spotlight – James and Laura Kinney!
This month’s success story features a truly remarkable couple. Allow me to introduce - James and Laura Kinney! I was very fortunate to get to know James and Laura during a recent clinical trial for the iStride device™. When I think of people who inspire me, James is...
Moterum User Spotlight – Lee Surridge!
This month on our blog, we will be discussing a topic that has gotten a lot of positive press in the medical community recently – optimism. Optimism can be simply thought of as ‘looking on the bright side’ of any given situation. With this topic in mind, it is only...
Moterum iStride Device™ User Spotlight – Tony Thornton!
This month our Success Story highlights a stroke fighter who was part of one of our clinical trials with the Moterum iStride Device™ - Tony Thornton!Tony was coaching his child’s soccer team when he experienced a stroke at the age of 41. “The stroke caused me to fall...
Moterum iStride Device™ Caregiver Spotlight and Success Stories – Sue and Louise Rakoczy!
Did you know that November is National Family Caregivers Month? This month especially, but every month, we try to express gratitude and encouragement to the special, selfless individuals who provide support and care to those that need it. Navigating life after stroke...
Manuscript Published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Journal
Manuscript Published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Journal We are thrilled to announce that our manuscript entitled “Wearable Gait Device for Stroke Gait Rehabilitation at Home” has been published in the journal, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. Topics in Stroke...
Moterum News: Research Featured at TWO Impactful November conferences
Moterum iStrideTM Research Featured at TWO Impactful November conferences November has been a busy month for the Moterum research team! We were thrilled to have our research selected for presentation at both the ESO-WSO (European Stroke Organization- World Stroke...
Moterum News: Manuscript Accepted in a Leading Journal
Manuscript Accepted to Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation Our manuscript titled “Wearable Gait Device for Stroke Gait Rehabilitation at Home” has been accepted for publication to the rehabilitation journal, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation! Topics in Stroke...
Moterum Research Events 2020
Moterum Research Presented at APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting and the International Stroke Conference The Moterum research team was busy this month! February hosts two of the medical field’s most significant rehabilitation-related events – The American...
Moterum – A Digital Dynamo
Moterum Chosen As A Digital Dynamo at the 2020 DOCSF conference before JP Morgan HealthCare Conference According to their website, “The Digital Orthopedics Conference San Francisco (DOCSF) is a high impact experience focused on the implementation of digital...
CEO’s Corner – December 2019
Hello, from David. This is the second edition of the CEO’s Corner in the Moterum Newsletter. My goal is to each month touch base on the myriad of changes happening within reimbursement, regulation, and delivery of healthcare. One area where change is happening at...
CEO’s Corner – November 2019
Hello, from David. This is the first edition of a new feature in our monthly Newsletter. We are calling it the CEO’s Corner. My hope for this section is that it will provide at least one place, each month, where I can update you on what is happening inside of Moterum,...
Moterum Chosen As Winner of the 2019 ACRM Stroke ISIG Outstanding Scientific Poster Award
Last week the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) chose Moterum’s poster “Active Limb Orthosis for Home Use - Stroke Gait Rehabilitation,” as the winner of the 2019 Stroke ISIG Outstanding Scientific Poster Award (poster # 1025728). The poster was...
Moterum Researchers Presenting at 2019 ACRM!!
Moterum is proud that its Director of Clinical Operations, Lauren Rashford, DPT, and Clinical Research Manager, Brie Darcy, DPT, will each be presenting ground-breaking research posters at this year's (November 5, 2019 - November 8, 2019) annual American Congress of...
iStride™ Gait Solution Featured in Cox Communications Smart Home Events
By Lauren Rashford, DPT Wow! What an amazing opportunity Moterum Technologies had last week being a part of the Cox Communications Smart Home Event in Louisiana. This was our second appearance at a Cox Communications “Smart Home” event, where Cox features technologies...
Moterum to Be Featured at HIMSS19 in the Healthcare of the Future Pavilion
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. HIMSS. It might not roll off the tongue, but their annual conference is the leading conference on health information and technology. More than 45,000 health professionals from over 90 countries gather each...
Video of CEO David Huizenga presenting at Cavendish Global Forum
As you may recall, Moterum was chosen as an innovation partner of Cavendish Global and invited to speak at their event in July. The Cavendish producers provided this video of our CEO, David Huizenga, speaking about the impact of stroke gait problems around the world,...