C.A.S.T is the best opportunity for SCI recovery
Neuroxcel® was founded with a simple philosophy:
All individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) have their best opportunity for independence and recovery by building confidence, whole body strength and endurance.
At the core of this philosophy is an innovative program known as Comprehensive Activity-based Strength Training or C.A.S.T® which holds tremendous promise for injuries once thought to be permanent.
Spinal Cord Injury, mobility impairment, stroke and paralysis statistics are growing
According to a study by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation nearly 1 in 50 people live with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) - approximately 6 million people. That’s greater than the combined populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The number of people struggling with the debilitating effects of spinal cord injury, mobility impairment, stroke and paralysis is nearly 33% higher than previous estimates showed.
While many spinal cord injured individuals are in their teens and twenties, the average age of a person with SCI is 40.9., and 99% all spinal cord injuries (SCI) will result in some degree of paralysis.
With people living longer and staying more active, the number is expected to continue climbing, with more than12, 000 new SCI cases added to the total in the United States alone each year. Unfortunately, these patients are finding few options available to them. Each year, thousands of newly-disabled people will be desperately seeking ways to optimize their recovery and rehabilitation process.
The costs of treating these injuries place an overwhelming burden on the patients and their families. Individual costs for supportive care can exceed $250,000 per year. And in the U.S. alone, costs for rehabilitative and supportive care exceed $100 billion.
Conventional rehabilitation is geared to helping the patient "resign" themselves to never regaining mobility. Inspired by the late actor, Christopher Reeve, patients are refusing to accept that diagnosis. They are searching for comprehensive neurological facilities that employ a multi-faceted approach to their rehabilitation programs.
Among the most exciting developments are new training programs based on repetitive treadmill stepping, gait strengthening and weight bearing. However, to take advantage of any of these new developments, individuals must be in excellent physical condition, with good bone density, muscle mass, and good muscle tone. Neuroxcel® is one of the few facilities where individuals with a neurological disability can build their bodies to be ready for a possible cure.
Neuroxcel® Participates in research to cure SCI
As part of its mission, Neuroxcel® is an active participant in the effort to encourage innovative discoveries in the field of neurological activity-based training and is actively testing and perfecting new restorative technologies. Neuroxcel® is also consulting with industry experts to expand the Neuroxcel® concept nationwide.