The challenges and needs
Electrical stimulation is an emerging technology that is increasingly being used as an alternative/complement to exercise and rehabilitation and which can even make spinal cord injured patients move their limbs.
The technology can also amplify muscle movements in so-called "exoskeletons". Electrical stimulation, done correctly, can solve many medical problems such as reducing blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of blood clots, increasing fat burning, and reducing pain in patients.
However, today's electrical stimulation is not optimal, partly because many people experience discomfort/pain with the stimulation and partly because they often do not know how to use NMES in a correct way, which leads to poor adherence to the treatment.
Electrical stimulation
MMS's patented precision method is based on a matrix of electrode surfaces placed over the relevant area. A weak voltage scans all possible electrode combinations and searches for a response. If no response is triggered, the current is increased and the procedure is repeated, until a combination finally triggers a response. In this way, we have now both identified the most effective motor point combination at the moment - and at what intesity the subsequent electrical stimulation could be based on.
Solution
The challenges and needs
Dangers of Physical Inactivity
Medical immobilization (cast, immobilization, etc.) increases the risk of blood clots by over 500 times.
In fact, over 50% of all people over 40 get a blood clot when immobilized after a tendon rupture or ankle fracture. But we don't have to go that far; sedentary work and lifestyle also increase the risk of blood clots.
Every extra hour of sitting per day increases the risk of blood clots by 10%. "Sitting is the new smoking" according to the World Health Organization.
The calf acts as the body's second heart. With every normal step you take, the calf muscle contracts and pumps the blood upwards. That's why it's so important to try to take at least 10,000 steps each day, preferably spread out throughout the day, to keep the blood flowing. When immobilized or sitting still, the calf muscle pump does not work.
Passive measures, such as compression stockings, have limited blood clot prevention effect, or no effect at all on increasing blood flow. Even external pump machines that compress the muscles have been shown to have limited effect in everyday life because they are difficult to carry around.
However, the calf muscle can be made to contract itself with the help of a small electrical impulse which increases the blood flow in the knee fold by over 300% according to Dr. Paul Ackermann's research.
Solution
We have developed a method and product that :
1) Identifies the lack of physical activity,
2) Searches the relevant area for the most efficient and comfortable motor points and
3) Stimulates exactly where it gives the most effect with the least current.
Inside The Matrix-System
An integrated ecosystem of smart garments, control units, and AI-powered analytics working in sync to protect and enhance your well-being.
In the future, data collected in the cloud will be analysed with AI to enable the Matrix-system to predict adverse events so that the user and health care system can be warned before adverse events occur (e.g. blood clots).
