March is MS Awareness Month!
The perfect time to shine a light on Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
March is an important time to raise awareness about MS, a disease that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States. Each week, approximately 200 people are diagnosed, adding up to more than 10,000 new cases annually. MS is both debilitating and costly. The National MS Society reports that the average annual cost of living with MS is $88,487. One of the most common symptoms of MS is difficulty walking. Unfortunately, over 70% of those diagnosed will eventually struggle with their gait (ability to walk).
When it comes to gait, physical therapy alone is often not enough to help restore or significantly improve walking ability. Because MS is a progressive condition, managing gait difficulties usually requires a combination of treatments.
That’s where PoNS® comes in. PoNS (short for Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator) is a neuromodulation device designed to improve mobility in people with MS by promoting neuroplasticity in the brain. When combined with physical rehabilitation exercises, this treatment is known as PoNS Therapy®. When used consistently over 14 weeks, PoNS Therapy provides real results that last.
DID YOU KNOW
Neuroplasticity is your brain’s ability to “rewire” and form new neural connections. In MS, it helps your brain adapt to changes that affect movement, coordination, and balance, creating new pathways to improve function.
PoNS induces neuroplasticity in the brain, helping those with MS to
Get Back In Step With Life.
The PoNS process
WHAT: PoNS is a device worn on the tongue while you perform physical rehabilitation exercises.
HOW: When worn, PoNS delivers gentle electrical impulses to the surface of the tongue, stimulating two cranial nerves that are directly connected to the brainstem and cerebellum—the brain’s movement control center.
WHY: PoNS can help you achieve sustained improvements to your gait—more than what can be accomplished with physical therapy alone.
PoNS Therapy is:
improvements to gait and walking ability
to your needs
The PoNS proof
The PoNSTEP studya evaluated how well PoNS Therapy improved gait and walking ability in people with MS. The results were significant and showed that:
PHASE 1: Progress in just 2 weeks
- After 2 weeks, the average increase in Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) was 2.2 points
PHASE 2: Results improve with consistent use
aTherapeutic Experience Program open-label observational study (PoNSTEP) evaluated the impact of 38 subjects’ adherence to the PoNS Therapy program to treat gait deficit due to MS.
Straight from the source—read about Kevin’s success
Learn how US Veteran Kevin Byrne improved his walking ability with PoNs Therapy and why he calls PoNS “the most impactful therapy” for gait deficits caused by MS.
Individual results and experiences may vary. Talk to your doctor to see if PoNS is right for you.
Are you ready to Get Back In Step With Life?
