Stroke survivor sees clear benefits of using EvolvRehab - "It’s magic!"

Telerehabilitation through exergaming proves to be effective for stroke

Hobbs Rehabilitation in Winchester has been using EvolvRehab since November of 2020 to provide personalised telerehabilitation services to chronic stroke survivors in a project funded by the NIHR Brain MIC.

Dave Lea was one of the first persons to begin using the Evolv RehabKit as part of the Hobbs Telerehabilitation project. His use of EvolvRehab at home is a good example of why telerehabilitation can make an important difference in patient care by providing an engaging way of performing repetitive therapeutic activity and increasing adherence to treatment.

In the 5 months that he used EvolvRehab, Dave performed over 11,000 reps and 20 hours of exercise activities in the 100 exergame sessions he completed. Hannah Woods-Hier, the physiotherapist who supervised Dave’s treatment plan, remotely tailored the activities to Dave’s specific needs and would meet with him virtually via Microsoft Teams to review his progress.

We spoke to Dave to discuss his thoughts on receiving rehabilitation at home using our RehabKit, and how EvolvRehab has made an impact on his quality of life. We also spoke to Dave’s wife Sara to see what she thought of Dave’s use of EvolvRehab and its benefits.

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