After a Stroke Paralyzed His Arm, Greg Is Moving It Again With MyoPro
Greg Alexander had a stroke in August 2018 that left his arm paralyzed. Therapy got him walking again, but nothing was bringing his arm back until a Myomo representative visited his clinic. Two months into using a MyoPro, he is already seeing more strength and more movement. The Night of the Stroke On August 8, […]
Stroke Survivor and Army Veteran Dave Wherry Finds Direction With MyoPro
Dave Wherry owned an HVAC business and had a passion for woodworking. A stroke in 2011 took away the use of his right arm. After six years of rehab, an occupational therapist suggested MyoPro, and it has given him back his confidence and his wood shop. Life Before the Stroke Dave was a fixer, first […]
Sara Groves – Brachial Plexus Injury
In May 2015, Sara was riding her motorcycle at night when suddenly another vehicle hit her as she approached an intersection near her home in Phoenix, Arizona. This awful accident was a hit-and-run that left Sara with 26 fractures, a shattered clavicle, and a brachial plexus injury. After the accident, Sara spent a week in […]
Ten Years after ATV Accident He Found the MyoPro
College bound 18-year-old starts to regain arm function after a brachial plexus injury. On June 6, 2008, 8-year-old, Zeke was involved in an ATV accident where he hit a tree. He was care flighted to Dayton Children’s Hospital where they discovered that he suffered a brain injury, a spinal cord injury, and a brachial plexus […]
From Motorcycle Accident Despair to Daily Function
A motorcycle accident left Carrie with few good choices. Then a physician at Mayo Clinic recommended MyoPro. Three years ago, 51-year old Carrie was thrown from her motorcycle, leaving her with multiple compound fractures, a dislocated shoulder and elbow and a serious brachial plexus injury. She spent a week in intensive care, then six months […]
Giving Them a Hand: Wearing a Myoelectric Elbow-Wrist-Hand Orthosis Reduces Upper Extremity Impairment in Chronic Stroke
Original Research Giving Them a Hand: Wearing a Myoelectric Elbow-Wrist-Hand Orthosis Reduces Upper Extremity Impairment in Chronic Stroke Peer-reviewed research published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation This observational cohort study, conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University’s Division of Occupational Therapy and B.R.A.I.N. Laboratory, investigated whether the MyoPro Motion-G myoelectric orthosis could […]