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The walking aid made for Hemiplegia.

Learn more about how the Wheeleo® improves the mobility of hemiplegic patients.

 illustration of person with hemiplegia
 illustration of person with hemiplegia

What is Hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia is a condition known as paralysis of one side of the body. If you have hemiplegia, you either have congenital hemiplegia or acquired hemiplegia. Congenital hemiplegia is known as paralysis of one side of the body due to brain injury that happened before, during or just after birth. Acquired hemiplegia is caused by a brain injury that occurred later in life.

What are the causes of hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia is caused by brain injury in the cerebral motor system, the part of the brain that controls your body movement. Depending on the location of the injury, different parts of your body may be affected.

The most common cause of Hemiplegia is a stroke. During a stroke, blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked, resulting in lasting brain damage or even death.  

What are the symptoms of Hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia affects everyone differently, depending on where the affected part of the brain is located and the size of the injury. Hemiplegia is a non-progressive disorder. This means that your symptoms will not get worse over time.

Some of the most common motor symptoms include:
• muscle weakness or stiffness on one side
• muscle spasticity or permanently contracted muscle
• poor fine motor skills
• trouble walking
• poor balance
• trouble grabbing objects

If you have a paralyzed body part, you may describe the feeling as a heavy, tense or tired sensation with periods of pain, tingling and numbness.

A unique solution
Hemiplegia is treated by addressing the underlying cause and by various forms of therapy to recover motor function in the affected body part. Besides physical therapy, treatment mainly consists of treating symptoms like pain and tremor. If you’re a patient recovering from stroke, your physical treatment often starts with gaining back control over movements and learning to walk again. Depending on the severity of your stroke, regaining the ability to control arm and leg movement might be a long and difficult process.

As one side of your body is paralyzed, you might experience trouble with finding a mobility device that suits your situation. Mobility aids like (wheeled) walkers need two stable hands to be used in a safe way. Using a regular walking cane might seem easier to use but will provide you with less stability than a quadripod cane. In both cases you need to lift the mobility aid when walking, resulting in an unsafe momentum between steps.

The The Wheeleo® allows you to regain your independent, active lifestyle by combining the advantages of different walking aids into 4 unique features:

4 unique features

The Wheeleo® allows you to maintain your active lifestyle by combining the advantages of different walking aids.

  • One-handed

    Experience the stability of a rollator, without compromising your freedom of movement. Always one hand free for daily activities.

  • Elegant design

    No stigma. The Wheeleo® is not a tool that only the elderly use. It is
    simply a new generation of walking aid. Thanks to its compact design, you can take the Wheeleo® with you wherever you go.

  • 4 touching points

    No need to lift the device thanks to the 4 wheels always in contact with the ground. The Wheeleo® enables movement with a continuous flow. Infinite support, without you even noticing it.

  • No brakes

    The Wheeleo® provides you safety during steady and unsteady times. Risk of falling? Significantly low. The absence of brakes allows a fluid walk.

Videos.

See how the Wheeleo® helps other patients with hemiplegia in regaining their confidence and autonomy.

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