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A challenge to
motivate. With the
large bright computer display of muscle activity, shown in Figure 1, the
patient can easily see the results of her efforts. With the convenient
computer-generated voice prompts in the FemiScan Inco Trainer, you can direct
your attention towards encouraging and assisting the patient during the
therapy session. Compliance is high! |
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1. At the Arnprior General Hospital, the FemiScan is a key component of
the physiotherapy department's incontinence therapy program, conducted
by Linda Buttle, PT and Cheryl Dalbec, RN. |
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| Muscle
recruitment difficulties.
Patients often can exercise more effectively while standing. With
the Inco Trainer, your patient can be prone or standing – whichever
is best. Figure 2 shows FemiScan equipped with two monitors – one for the
patient and one for the therapist. The optional patient monitor is on a swivel
or wall bracket. The main therapist's monitor is mounted on a wheeled cart
that you can position as needed. You can maintain eye contact with the patient
and watch the monitor at the same time for maximum teaching effectiveness.
Learning the correct exercise technique has never been so easy.
Patient who cannot find the
right muscles. Two
large bright light bars on the computer monitor show muscle recruitment. This
is ideal for training. As well, there is a line graph which shows contraction
speed and steadiness. For patients who may still have comprehension problems
there is a graphical pelvic muscle. It rises and falls according to the
contractions, and is extremely easy for the patient to understand.
Difficult to keep motivated.
With the follow up reports, you can show the progress achieved to date and how
close she is to achieving continence. This is important; it is essential to
keep motivation high.
Bilateral imbalance.
Many cases of urinary incontinence are due to a weakness on only one side
which leads to an imbalance and urethral closure problems. FemiScan's unique
2-channel sensor shows each side separately. You can encourage the patient to
exercise until both sides are working well and teach the patient to recruit
both sides evenly. |
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Complete atrophy.
The same FemiScan Incotrode covers are used for both biofeedback and
stimulation. You can prescribe an ETS-190
trophic stimulator home trainer or ELPHA
II 3000 muscle stimulator for a few weeks to enliven atrophied muscle,
help to proliferate nerve endings and increase blood flow. The pelvic muscles
will then be more receptive to biofeedback training with the FemiScan Inco
Trainer. You can do a short muscle stimulation session before each biofeedback
session if appropriate. |
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2. Nurse continence therapist Cheryl Dalbec teaches pelvic floor
muscle strengthening exercises. |
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| Unable
to make frequent clinic visits.
With the FemiScan Home Trainer,
your patients can practice daily at home using the personalized protocol you
have developed with the Inco Trainer, according to the patient's progress and
abilities. Patients sometimes neglect their assigned daily exercises, but with
the Home Trainer, compliance is high. The patient follows the verbal
instructions and feedback. You can see the results of each day's exercises on
the computer and can discuss these with the patient. You can also prescribe a
set of Aquaflex cones, a muscle stimulator or a PFX home unit, depending on
the patient's needs and circumstances. Thus
with FemiScan you can progress
all of your patients quickly and
effectively, with documented outcome measures.
Meeting
Special Patient Challenges Brochure (pdf)
FemiScan
compared to other Pelvic Floor biofeedback systems.
FemiScan
PDF file showing details for Clinical and Home Trainer set-up.
(this
is a large file - 1MB)
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