GALILEO® THERAPHY
Reaching recovery goals quickly & safely
For clients recovering from stroke, falls, cardiac issues and other serious setbacks, Galileo whole body vibration (WBV) therapy is nothing short of revolutionary. As more and more physical therapists bring Galileo devices into their practices, their clients are experiencing gains in muscle strength, postural control, balance and functional recovery for the activities of daily living.
Galileo therapy provides high repetition, voluntary and automatic side-alternating mechano-stimulation throughout the muscle chain in a short time. The result? Clients with neuromuscular limitations are achieving their recovery goals more quickly and with less injury risk than through standard therapies.
How does it work?
While Galileo devices reflect the state of the art in mechano-stimulation science, all of our research and technology works together based on a single, very simple principle: natural walking movement. When the user stands on the Galileo platform, its side-alternating movement pattern produces a stepping motion which, in turn, causes the pelvis to tilt back and forth as it does when walking, but more rapidly. To compensate for this, the body reacts with automatic, rhythmic, reflex-controlled muscle contractions over 12 Hz, alternating between the left and right side of the body.
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Since these contractions are reflex-controlled, the user is not consciously activating the muscles. The contractions are triggered via the stretch reflex directly through the spinal cord when standing to mimic walking. Galileo devices are engineered to stimulate that same response through the nervous system automatically, and in a much more comfortable, organized way, literally causing the full muscle chain to contract and relax in the same pattern used for walking.
Galileo devices equipped with wobble variation allow gains to be even further accelerated. Since muscles adapt to continuous stimuli, wobble variation helps muscles “learn” more efficiently and effectively by altering neuromotor responses. Adding wobble variation to Galileo vibration therapy is shown to improve balance, coordination, range-of-motion and functional movement activities.
Efficient & effective for all ages
Galileo is helping people of all ages and all levels of ability achieve the movement they need for neuromuscular therapy. By relying on automatic reflexes above 12 Hz rather than voluntary movements, Galileo devices enable users to move with less effort while producing massive repetitions at a rapid pace, making therapy much more efficient.
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Since these contractions are reflex-controlled, the user is not consciously activating the muscles. The contractions are triggered via the stretch reflex directly through the spinal cord when standing to mimic walking. Galileo devices are engineered to stimulate that same response through the nervous system automatically, and in a much more comfortable, organized way, literally causing the full muscle chain to contract and relax in the same pattern used for walking.
Galileo devices equipped with wobble variation allow gains to be even further accelerated. Since muscles adapt to continuous stimuli, wobble variation helps muscles “learn” more efficiently and effectively by altering neuromotor responses. Adding wobble variation to Galileo vibration therapy is shown to improve balance, coordination, range-of-motion and functional movement activities.
Better, faster, proven therapy
Galileo devices are embraced by physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and families who appreciate how our proven technology optimizes rehabilitation therapy. They also value the 450+ independent published studies over 25 years that document Galileo is a safe, evidence-based tool that delivers meaningful clinical improvements.
By incorporating Galileo devices into rehabilitation hospitals, clinics, practices and home-based therapy, you’ll provide clients with proven, state-of-the-art technologies that:
- Build muscles and promote functional skills
- Reduce spasticity and carryover
- Increase stretching and flexibility for function
- Improve balance and coordination
- Build core strength and control
- Increase alignment and greater body awareness in space
- Enhance strong cognitive brain development and synapses through massive neuromuscular activity and movement cycles
- Process and integrate spinal cord learning
- Increase respiratory function and endurance
- Activate speech production and oral motor control
- Improve attention and sensory regulation for maximal participation
- Increase blood flow and stimulate metabolism
- Prevent or improve osteoporosis
What conditions/diagnosis does Galileo therapy help with?
• Cerebral Palsy – GMFCS I-IV • Hypotonia • Hypertonia • Brain injury • Osteogenesis Imperfecta • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy • Dystonia • Ataxia • Spinal Bifida • Spinal Muscle Atrophy • Acute Flaccid Myelitis • Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy • Spinal Cord Injury • Arthrogryposis • Brachial Plexus Injury • Down Syndrome • Other Genetic Conditions • Global Impairments – Developmental Delays • Autism • Cancer • Cystic Fibrosis • Orthopedic conditions • Sports injuries
What are contraindications and precautions for Galileo devices?
• Epilepsy precaution – due to secondary risk of injury from falls • Pregnancy • Fresh Fractures – in trained regions (10-12 weeks) • Implants – in trained regions (hips & knees) • Wound healing – in trained regions • Acute Stroke • Rheumatoid arthritis (stage 3-4) • Acute thrombosis – vascular contriction • Acute discopathy • Retina detachment
Galileo devices have no contraindications for these adult or child therapies.
• Pins • Rods • Shunts • Baclofen pumps • Pacemaker • Defibrillators • Cochlear implants
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