The NEUBIE Reinvents Physical Therapy Rehab By Balancing Nervous Systems

(This article is printed with permission based on content and research created by NeuPTtech, an industry-leading physical therapy technology consultant.)

Does pain ever hold you back? Does it prevent you from playing with your kids and doing activities that you love? You’ve probably tried putting ice on your injury or taking Advil as often as possible – maybe you’ve even had a surgery to help repair the
damage.

Those approaches may garner some results and solve for the moment, but unfortunately, they’re only looking at half of the equation – the muscles. The problem is that your muscles answer to a higher power – your nervous system.

The nervous system signals to your muscles to tighten or relax. It’s also what creates pain signals when things go off course. Massaging, stretching or using a foam roller may deliver a brief relief, but that tension and pain will come right back because the signal is still the same.

So, how do we reeducate the nervous system to send new signals? What if there was a way to change the underlying signal to those muscles to eliminate pain and tightness?

These were the questions posed by NeuFit that led them to design the NEUBIE machine, a technological breakthrough for the physical therapy industry that is changing the world of rehab as a neuromuscular reeducation system!

The NEUBIE’s “Inside-Out Approach” to Physical Therapy
Upon learning about the NEUBIE and becoming the first physical therapist to bring it into the private practice, Jason Waz, owner of Competitive Edge Performance Physical Therapy clinics in Tampa, Florida, said:

“In my 25 years as a physical therapist, I have never come across a device or technique more effective at getting quick, impactful results for patients than the NEUBIE e-stim device.”

The NEUBIE helps healthcare professionals understand what is happening inside their patients rather than rely on perceived or reported physical ailments. Waz and his fellow clinicians can pinpoint exactly on their patient’s body where neurological signals are dysfunctional (with 100% accuracy) and then reprogram them so that those areas perform like they’re supposed to.

That’s why the NEUBIE is being called a “new paradigm for soft tissue rehabilitation.”

What makes the NEUBIE different?
Simply put, this electrical stimulation therapy takes an opposite approach to conventional e-stim devices that simply offer alternating currents to affect change in the neuromuscular system. Instead, NEUBIE combines two waves (allowing a direct current (DC) while avoiding the skin burns typically following the use of DC) to optimize the neurophysiological effect on the patient without causing the user to be locked up or frozen by muscular co-contraction.

In the end, this evolution of the traditional electrical stimulation machine promotes eccentric contractions which absorb force, improve performance, protect joints and reduce injury. By optimizing neurological function, the NEUBIE helps you heal faster,
recover from chronic pain easier and improve overall performance and mobility.

Similarly, while other e-stim technologies trigger stress responses in a patient, the NEUBIE promotes a higher parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) tone and has extensive clinical evidence showing an increase in heart rate variability (HRV).

When combined with the appropriate protocols, this technology can maximize neurological function in physical therapy patients. Similarly, since the nervous system controls everything from muscle movement and blood pressure to metabolism and pain, the results achieved can be far-reaching.

CEP reports instances where patients have been able to cut down recovery time by 80% and recover from torn muscles in just 2-3 weeks.

Comparing the NEUBIE with Traditional E-Stim Therapy
Several distinctions can be made between the NEUBIE and traditional electrical stimulation therapy, but the most important is the waveform that is used. This unique waveform has a neurophysiological effect, which allows it to produce such impressive results that may not be possible with traditional devices.

Almost every other electrical stimulation device uses an alternating current. When the devices are turned up to higher levels, they can negatively affect the patient’s neuromuscular system – causing protective co-contractions.

While E-Stim Therapy can provide benefits by mechanically pumping blood and other fluids, it can actually cause more problems with the neurological control of movement. Traditional e-stim devices reinforce dysfunctional or compensatory movement patterns that can prevent your body from healing properly and add to the painful cycle of chronic pain. Likewise, e-stim can minimize movement efficiency and reduce the mobility of your patients.

The NEUBIE is engineered to use Pulsed Direct Current, so the NEUBIE electrical stimulation method has the opposite effect! This technology solves the problem of skin burns that used to occur with direct current, and it can preferentially send afferent signals.

This ability allows the NEUBIE to preferentially produce sensory, afferent input while producing less motor output. The central nervous system will then respond to this signal by relaxing or fighting against it, and this is the foundation for many neurological reprogramming protocols.

The NEUBIE Device Improves Athletic Performance
In terms of training and sports rehabilitation, the NEUBIE device has played a large role in improving the overall performance and recovery of athletes, from recreational to professional level. The NEUBIE has even found its way into the training rooms of championship teams from the NBA, NHL, MLB and more.

The FDA cleared the NEUBIE as a Class 2 Medical Device to be used for the following clinical applications:
. Maintaining or increasing range of motion
. Increasing local blood circulation
. Neuromuscular Re-education – enhancement of muscle recruitment and activation of the individual being treated
. Preventing atrophy – reducing spasms, preventing venous thrombosis after surgery
. Management or relief of chronic pain and management of post-surgical and post-traumatic acute pain

Consider this case study from Waz’s Competitive Edge Performance clinic in Florida. When a local, elite CrossFitter patient faced imminent back surgery, it would take the latest in emerging PT technology and just four treatments to save her spine and get her back(flipping) in no time.

Breakdown of Physical Therapy NEUBIE

Treatments and Results:
. Session 1: She was unable to bend to touch mid thighs and suffered from radiating leg pain and weakness. Surgery was imminent.
. Session 2: Unsolicited, she performed forward flexion and could touch the floor with her hands.

She was now pain free.
. Session 3: She could resume light workouts with resistance and had no more symptoms.
. Session 4: She was back to doing backflips – completely symptom free!

Competitive Edge Performance’s patient has now turned into one of their biggest practice evangelists and NEUBIE enthusiasts thanks to the recovery she experienced.

The NEUBIE Activates the Potential of Athletes
This physiologically-based system is designed to help athletes achieve greater levels of neurological activation and control in order to heal faster, get fitter and perform better.

That leads to real-time results for athletes looking for big gains on and off the field, including:
. Reducing their typical healing time by 30-70%
. Getting in shape faster by building muscle and burning fat in fewer workout sessions
. Pushing through plateaus in performance by targeting the weak links in their nervous system
. Recovering faster by rebooting their nervous system, reactivating their muscles, reprograming movement patterns and regenerating their weary body
. Move pain free by rewiring dysfunctional neurological signals

If you are looking for a faster path to improve athletic performance, consider adding the NEUBIE to enhance your sport gains and recovery.

Using the NEUBIE to Improve Gait and Movement Issues
Physical therapy and sensory stimulation is the preferred intervention for effectively improving the gait in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Thanks to its ability to reeducate neuromuscular systems, the NEUBIE e-stim machine is quickly becoming the sensory stimulation device of choice for physical therapists all over the country.

In fact, the combination of electrical stimulation, physical therapy and balance interventions are reaping great results for patients suffering from several neurological disorders including Parkinson’s Disease, stroke and dementia. This news comes from a recent study published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation which was brought to our attention from fellow PT, Jeremy Bittel.

At NeuPTtech and across our Competitive Edge practices, we’ve seen the overwhelming challenges of Parkinson’s Disease for those afflicted, and know that the fatigue and exhaustion caused by movement issues can seriously hamper one’s quality of life. However, like other fatigue-based injuries and stresses, the application of electrical stimulation therapy, such as the NEUBIE device, can provide some necessary, long-term relief. Plus, when paired with heart rate variability assessments, it becomes instrumental in combating Long COVID symptoms.

The NEUBIE’s “Master Reset” Procedure to Treat Long COVID
As reported in past publications, research and insights are available to reduce the long-term effects of COVID-19 and the NEUBIE is on the cutting edge of treating this novel affliction. Waz and his team look forward to educating patients on the Master Reset with the NEUBIE which increases the body’s capacity to adjust between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system recruitment and normalizes the inputs the nervous system is receiving. This optimal health technology and the Tampa clinic’s ground-breaking approach will effectively uplift and treat patients suffering from Long COVID.

If you or a loved one is feeling discouraged by Long COVID symptoms, please call (813) 352-5413, email jwaz@goceppro.com or schedule an appointment directly with Competitive Edge Performance. Mention this article for a Free HRV Screening and experience the hope and relief this next-generation physical therapy can provide by resolving the disruption Long COVID has caused in you or your loved one’s life.

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