Elektrodress is a bodysuit that relaxes spastic muscles and thus improves function and mobility for people with spastic muscles, due to neurological disorders such as CP, stroke and Multiple sclerosis. The prize sum from the Robotdalen Innovation Award gives Inerventions, the Swedish company behind the product, possibility to further develop the bodysuit. Elektrodress contributes to increased quality of life for the individual, as well as more flexible and cost-efficient health care; factors that all comply with Robotdalen’s efforts to develop Technology for Independent Life.
Millions of people in the world suffer from pain and disabilities due to spasticity, a symptom of neurological disorders such as CP, stroke and Multiple sclerosis. Spasticity means tense and stiff muscles that disrupt the ability to move as well as the motor skill, and generate spasms. The technology in the Elektrodress is based on Electrical Muscle Stimulation therapy that is integrated in a wearable and...