MusicGlove – basic version of the rehabilitation exercise device for healthcare facilities and therapists.

Device for hand and finger rehabilitation for individuals with motor impairments.
Recommended after stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, neurological and muscular injuries, as well as developmental disabilities and Parkinson’s disease.

The sensory MusicGlove was created to support hand therapy through highly effective exercises that strengthen muscles and improve coordination. When used with a computer, MusicGlove combines therapeutic exercises with music in the form of a simple, intuitive computer game. This stimulates brain neuroplasticity and can lead to significant improvement in hand function in as little as 2 weeks!

No musical experience or instrument knowledge is required!

The set includes:

• Set of sensory gloves – left and right, in sizes S, M, and L.
• RehabStudio application for installation on PC/Mac.
• USB cable.
• Wired over-ear headphones.
• User manual.

Benefits of MusicGlove:

• MusicGlove improves hand function, with clinical studies confirming positive results after just two weeks of use.
• MusicGlove strengthens weakened hand muscles and improves motor coordination and fine motor skills.
• Exercises with MusicGlove combine music with an engaging game that requires hand movements – making neurological rehabilitation more motivating and immersive.
• The MusicGlove set is ready to use right out of the box after connecting it to a computer.
  NO MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED, and no training is necessary.
  The intuitively designed game is easy to understand and effectively stimulates muscles weakened by neurological dysfunction (e.g., after stroke or in cases of cerebral palsy).
• The software stores each patient’s progress on their individual account.
• Therapists can rely on the accuracy of the system – data cannot be manipulated or falsified by the patient.
• More than 500 healthcare facilities worldwide use FitMi and MusicGlove to support neurological rehabilitation.

MusicGlove provides clinically proven hand therapy for patients with paresis.

The sensory glove MusicGlove is a rehabilitation device that provides neurostimulation by combining therapeutic exercises with music and a simple video game.

MusicGlove – rehabilitation using music.

Exercises with MusicGlove involve performing movements required by the program with the hand, gestures that are recorded and controlled by an application on a computer or tablet. It is a kind of "video game" for which, as patients emphasize, no musical abilities or previous experience with video games are required. Age also does not matter. MusicGlove effectively and quickly improves the strength and dexterity of the hand with paralysis. The intuitively designed program guides the patient step by step through the exercises. The rules are simple, and the tasks are clearly formulated.
The results achieved are recorded in the program, allowing for monitoring the progress of rehabilitation. This is also a motivating factor for continuously improving the quality of the exercises and achieving new goals. The music accompanying the exercises is chosen by the patient.   

Virtually all patients using MusicGlove have noticed that thanks to the use of music, the exercises become smooth and lose their monotonous and tiring character. Rehabilitation is more enjoyable, engages much more, and encourages constant effort increases. 

Studies have shown that the use of music in therapeutic exercises is one of the main motivators encouraging the patient to continue and increase the intensity of exercises. 

By listening to music, playing an instrument, or using music as a rhythmic background for a video game, the patient stimulates the brain, influencing its neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity, in turn, is an extremely important characteristic of the brain in neurorehabilitation, allowing for the creation of new connections in the cerebral cortex. In interviews with MusicGlove users, virtually all of them noted that often boring, monotonous, and exhausting rehabilitation has become much more pleasant under the influence of music.

MusicGlove – for whom?

The sensory glove MusicGlove was created to support hand rehabilitation in people suffering from weakness due to:

• stroke (hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke);
• trauma (neurological and muscular);
• physical damage to the brain or spinal cord;
• cerebral palsy;
• congenital defects;

The MusicGlove glove motivates users to perform hundreds of therapeutic hand and finger exercises by playing a simple, intuitive, yet attractive and engaging musical game.
To start neurorehabilitation, simply put the MusicGlove glove on your hand and press the START button.

Bibliography:

• Retraining and assessing hand movement after stroke using the MusicGlove: comparison with conventional hand therapy and isometric grip training
• MusicGlove: motivating and quantifying hand movement rehabilitation by using functional grips to play music
• MusicGlove motivating and quantifying hand movement rehabilitation  (2011)
• Retraining and assessing hand movement after stroke using the MusicGlove  (2014)
• Comparing the MusicGlove with a conventional exercise program (2015)