Mentamove - Frequently asked questions


  • Is the Mentamove method comparable with Biofeedback?
    NO. The Mentamove method is a brain efficiency training. The patient imagines concentratedly a meaningful movement, e.g. with his paralyzed arm. Impulses which arrive at the muscle responsible for the movement are realized by Mentamove into a stimulation (movement = reward). At the Biofeedback method the patient must use his rest functions or tense the corresponding muscles.
  • Can I practice also at home with Mentamove?
    YES. Mentamove is user-friendly and is optimum for use in the patient´s home. The device is self settling and adapts itself to the patient individually so that no attitudes are necessary. The plant of the electrodes is shown to the patient exactly and is then simply to handle.
  • My physiotherapist told me that I should not expect more improvements. Is he right?
    NO. This statement makes the patient discouraged. In any case you should make an application prooftesting, whether Mentamove is suitable for you. Please call us, we will answer to you questions. We also like to inform your therapist if he doesn't work with Mentamove yet.
  • My stroke was several years ago. Will the Mentamove-method work for me?
    Mentamove can be used effectively immediatley after the event as well as years thereafter. This shows the study Crisan R. & Garner Ch. 2000, The effectiveness of EMG-initiated electro stimulation in patients who had suffered a stoke more than 1 year previously. Neurological & Geriatric Rehabilitation Clinic, Rottal Foundation, Bad Griesbach.
  • Is the Mentamove-method similar to TENS – devices?
    NO. TENS is a purely electrical stimulation and is used for the pain treatment.
  • When is the stimulation carried out?
    he stimulation is only carried out when an increased electrical activity is made by the own purposeful imagination of the patient at the corresponding muscles. The Mentamove measures this and release a movement as a reward.
  • Are there contra-indications for this method?
    Mentamove shouldn't be used during pregnancy and by patients with heart pacemaker.
  • In which cases doesn't the Mentamove therapy work?
    When a patient is not cognitively intact, confused, not able to concentrate on simple tasks or is simply not motivated.
  • Is the handling with Mentamove complicated?
    No. The process of a 15-20-minute exercise with Mentamove is as follows: Sie legen die drei selbstklebenden Mentamove® Spezial-Elektroden auf den zu beübenden Muskel. Dann schalten Sie das Gerät ein.

    3 exercise phases:
    • Please relax
    • Mental activity: introducing a meaningful movement with the paralyzed limbs only mentally.
    • Stimulation activ: only if the movement was introduced concentratedly and the impulses of the brain have arrived at the aim muscle.
  • Is exercising with Mentamove painful?
    NO. You feel a very pleasant stimulation and a pleasant tickling and find the electrical impulse "soft".
  • Are the electrodes attached to the head?
    No. The electrodes are attached on the muscles, responsible for the desired movements.
  • Must the batteries be changed and how often?
    No battery change is necessary. Load the Mentamove device with the Mentamove - plug every 2-3 days.
  • How often do I need to replace the electrodes?
    A set of electrodes can be used at daily 2-times repeated application for 1 month.