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aDVertiseMent FeatUre
here’s what patients at the first step centre,
patrickswell haD tO say:
“My injury is complete; I use the lokomat to exercise my legs, just to get some
movement in my lower body. It is excellent. It takes all the spasm out of my legs and
lower body. I find that I’m far more flexible after using it.”
Pat Flannery, 34, Spinal Injury Patient
“I suffer from Ms; and my walking and movement is affected. since using lokomat,
I've seen a big improvement with my walk. I'm certainly able to get up easier, and it's
+ (l-r) Joan ryan, Founder, Coiscéim eile; sean
easier to get around. Before I could only walk about 100 metres, and now I can walk a
O’Donavan, Chairperson, Coiscéim eile; Mary
Prendergast, Director of Nursing, st Patrick's
kilometre.”
Hospital; Oludayo TJ Giwa, Senior Physiotherapist;
Con O'Leary, 29, Multiple Sclerosis Patient
Gothandan Ramalingam, Senior Occupational
Therapist; Bríd Cronin, Physiotherapist and
“I have had Ms for 20 years, which means I can’t walk without crutches or assistance.
rosmarie Culley, Physiotherapist assistant.
to be honest, I didn’t really want to start using the lokomat and went half-heartedly. I
st patrick’s hOspital tO have been through a lot of other treatments and I thought ‘oh no, not another one of
receive armeO DOnatiOn these places!’ But since using Lokomat, my exercise tolerance and my posture is much
Coiscéim eile, the charity founded better. two years ago I couldn’t get to the shops, now I can, and it is fabulous to be
by Joan ryan and who recently able to do that.”
successfully raised funds to provide Geraldine O’Donoghue, Multiple Sclerosis Patient
a lokomat to the First step Clinic,
limerick for use by people with spinal “My son Dylan uses lokomat as he has Cerebral Palsy. He is three years old and, I
injury, stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple think, the youngest person to use it in europe. the lokomat is great for teaching Dylan
sclerosis and other neurological the proper movement of each step and he now has the concept of walking. He used to
disorders, is making another donation! be terrified of falling over, but it has given him the confidence of being upright.”
this time, the piece of equipment is Maria Walsh
the armeo spring and the equipment is
going to be donated to the rehabilitation “My daughter soirse is eight years old and developed acute Disseminated
Unit in st Patrick's Hospital, Cashel. encephalomyelitis (aDeM) a few years ago. aDeM is a neurological disorder
Oludayo TJ Giwa, Senior Physiotherapist characterised by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. lokomat has helped her
in st Patrick’s Hospital, explained what physically by keeping her weight at bay and it builds up muscle. It means that she
the donation means to the patients and walks more often and more quickly.”
staff, “We are delighted that we will be Lisa Murphy
receiving the armeo and looking forward
to the benefits that it will give patients.” “My daughter Brid is seven years old and has Cerebral Palsy and is completely paralysed
as a result. the lokomat gives her the opportunity to use the muscles she wouldn’t use
everyday. the exercises in turn help exercise her organs. she loves using it. I think it is
very beneficial for her.”
Deirdre Caurtney
“My daughter Hannah uses lokomat; she has Cerebral Palsy. Hannah uses a wheelchair
and after using the lokomat she can now regularly stand. It has given her great
motivation. I would recommend the lokomat as it has given us hope that Hannah may
be able to walk with an aid (crutches or a walker) one day.”
Catherine O’Sullivan
This is a medical device intended for use by qualified medical personnel only. As a medical device
it must be used in strict adherence to the User Manual. It is strongly recommended that the user of
this medical device regularly consults Hocoma AG’s website, www.hocoma.com/disclaimer, for any
supplemental information that may be provided.
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