Benefits

All the hamstrings stretching devices on the market are usually exclusively intended as aids for professional sportsmen, which are however useless for the people who are in the rehabilitation process and therefore have mobility problems. Most of the devices are also manual stretching machines without advanced automated technology. TIIMSON® REMOTION™ 1 is the ultimate leg stretching device suitable for rehabilitation as well as sporting purposes and at the same time for all people wanting to improve leg flexibility.

It is also the FIRST ELECTRIC DEVICE FOR LEG STRETCHING with many unique innovations, important technical safety features and screen to monitor exercise progress.

Why are hamstring muscles important?

The hamstrings are a group of muscles in the back of the thigh. They are comprised of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. As a group, the hamstrings are responsible for extension of the hip, and flexion of the knee. The hamstrings are important muscles involved in walking, running and many other movements.

Having sufficient hamstring strength is significant for several reasons:

If you are an ATHLETE / PROFESSIONAL SPORTSMAN/WOMAN

The hamstrings play an important role in many movements such as changes of direction, jumps, accelerations, sprints and are an important stabilizer of the knee joint. This makes them crucial in many sports. Unfortunately, many people neglect the importance of the mobility and strength of these muscles, which leads to injuries. Injuries of the hamstring muscles are one of the most common muscle injuries. Common athletic activities where hamstring injuries occur include track and field events, football, baseball, soccer, tennis, etc. Any activity that is associated with sudden acceleration when starting or during running can lead to a hamstring injury.

Athletes and those who are very physically active will depend totally on healthy, and well-conditioned hamstrings, so improving the mobility of the hamstrings is extremely important.

All athletes can benefit from stretching hamstring muscles with REMOTION™ 1. Athletes can actively interact and analyse the improvement of stretching through the built in intelligent sensorics, which helps them to improve performance. REMOTION™ 1 also prevents common injuries that sometimes would happen if the same stretching would be made manually. This is thanks to its built-in MLE PROTECT™ feature.

The biggest benefit is that REMOTION™ 1 takes care of the stretching for you – you don´t need a help of physical therapist to stretch you. You just sit, set, and relax.

In some sports, cramping is more of a problem like for example in football, but all athletes are always doing some type of muscle stretching. Stretching the muscles also contributes to more efficient training with greater effects.

If you are a INDIVIDUAL WITH INCREASED MUSCLE TONE DUE TO INJURY

Spasticity that involves increased muscle tone is usually caused by damage to nerve pathways within brain or spinal cord that controls movement and stretch reflexes in the body. It is estimated that 12 million people worldwide are living with spasticity.

Spasticity may occur due to several conditions, including:

Spinal cord injury
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Cerebral palsy
Stroke
Brain or head injury
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Hereditary spastic paraplegias
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Phenylketonuria
Krabbe disease

If you have WEAK HAMSTRING MUSCLES

It is precisely hamstring muscles that suffer the most due to the modern lifestyle, a significant part of which is sitting. Many individuals have shortened (poorly mobile) hamstring muscles, which can lead to a changed position of the pelvis and, as a result, pain in the lumbar spine, disturbances in walking and a generally poorer quality of life. Poor muscle mobility can be the result of everyday life (e.g. prolonged sitting) or strength imbalance between different muscles.

An additional issue is a broken muscle balance, since most individuals only strengthen the muscles in the front of the thigh, which makes the whole situation even worse.

The result of this combination is:

frequent injuries of the hamstring
severe cramping
unevenly shaped legs
bad posture
leg fatigue

REMOTION™ 1 is a perfect training device to strengthen the hamstring muscles, release the tension in lumbar spine and enjoy the healthy mobile lifestyle throughout life. Due to its simple to use interface the selection of appropriate stretching program is easy, while MLE PROTECT ™ guarantees safe and effective workout.

High tone or hypertonia is increased tension in the muscles which makes it difficult to relax and can lead to contractures and loss of independence with everyday tasks. Hypertonia is when someone has too much muscle tone in their body, making it hard to control and coordinate muscle movements and move around normally. People with hypertonia will have issues with stiff movements, balance, walking and reaching.

Spastic hypertonia (spasticity) is one of the most common side effects of a spinal cord injury, with between 65% and 78% of spinal cord injury sufferers experiencing some degree of spasticity.

Common to patients with cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis is also spastic gait, which is a way of walking in where one leg is stiff and drags in a semicircular motion on the side most affected by long-term muscle contraction. There are eight basic pathological gaits that can be attributed to neurological conditions: hemiplegic, spastic diplegic, neuropathic, myopathic, Parkinsonian, choreiform, ataxic (cerebellar) and sensory.

People who have spasticity usually undergo more than one treatment at a time. A physical therapy aims to reduce muscle tone, quell pain, and improve range of motion therefore improving quality of life. A physical therapist generally focuses on lower limbs stretching, strengthening exercises and mobility training (transfers, standing and walking).

REMOTION™ 1 device is a perfect help as it enables patients to stretch the hamstring muscles, hips, and knees safely and efficiently before performing training with a therapist. Therapist can help people with spasticity by proper selection of stretching and strengthening programs in REMOTION™ 1 device designed to target specific muscle groups.

REMOTION™ 1 can be also used by patients itself, so they have more control over the entire course of training and exclude errors that occur during manual muscle stretching.

The measurements taken by medical experts from University Medical Centre Maribor have shown that after each stretching with REMOTION™ 1, the muscle tone is decreased in range between 30 – 40%. This is of paramount importance for individuals with increased muscle tone, since by regular training with REMOTION™ 1, they can importantly improve the quality of their lives and regain mobility.