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Breakthrough MdDS Research with GyroStim

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Breakthrough MdDS Research with GyroStim to be Presented at the International Congress on Motion Sickness, July 2019 Dr. Kim Fox of AVORA Health Centers will present the results of a study on the efficacy of multi-axis rotational stimulation and sensorimotor training (using GyroStim ) as an intervention for MdDS at the International Congress on Motion Sickness in Reykjavik, Iceland, in July of 2019. Forty-two of the forty-nine subjects in the study reported a reduction in symptoms of MdDS following one to two weeks of treatment. Dr. Fox, of AVORA Balance & Dizzy Center, in collaboration with Dr. Courtney Hall of East Tennessee State University, concluded, "This study provides early evidence that this method of treatment has promising potential to aid in the management of, or recovery from, MdDS.” FROM LEFT:  Dr. Fox using GyroStim Sensorimotor System with a subject;  Dr. Kim Fox ...

GyroStim: Helping Man Get to Mars

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GyroStim: Helping Man Get to Mars   GyroStim technology used for a new study published in Journal of Vestibular Research, 6/2019 Research scientists at the University of Colorado/Boulder are investigating strategies for making artificial gravity tolerable during manned missions to Mars --- and a modified GyroStim is providing solutions. "Astronauts experience bone loss, muscle loss, cardiovascular deconditioning, and more in space. Today, there are a series of piecemeal countermeasures to overcome these issues," said Dr. Torin Clark , an assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences . "But artificial gravity is great because it can overcome all of them at once." However, a significant drawback to artificial gravity is motion sickness. This is where GyroStim comes in. Engineering a Solution Clark worked with GyroStim inventor and CEO, Kevin Maher, to customize a GyroStim that would fulfill...