Arm Rehabilitation Therapy

Support arm function with Wearable Therapy™

24/7 wearable devices for stroke survivors to support mobility and independence through electrical stimulation.

Stroke

Understanding Your Condition

Stroke rehabilitation often requires consistent, long-term support. AxioBionics wearable devices provide extended use time that supports muscle re-education, helping stroke survivors on their journey toward improved movement and independence. Individual results may vary.

Benefits of Wearable Therapy™

How AxioBionics helps with Stroke

Supports muscle re-education

Maintains muscle mass

Manages muscle spasms

Manages pain

Increases range of motion

Supports foot drop correction

Supports limb circulation

Our Approach

Management & Therapy

Between therapy sessions, affected muscles remain dormant. Our wearable devices change that — converting your muscles from complete dormancy to actively engaged in contractions and therapy throughout the day, every day. We use TENS, NMES, and FES to activate muscles affected by stroke, supporting muscle re-education far beyond what is possible in the clinic. Individual results may vary.

Beyond the Clinic

Rehabilitation from stroke is a marathon, not a sprint. Our wearable devices allow for therapy during daily activities — even while resting, studying, or watching TV — maximizing therapy time throughout the day. We provide a complete system to treat your entire affected side, something no other company offers.

Wearable Therapy™

How It Works

Learn more about treating Stroke

Preventing Regression After Stroke

Once gains are made, it's critical to maintain them. Without ongoing treatment, a paralyzed arm will tend to regress. In most cases, the regression is faster and more severe than the original loss. All-day management is required to manage the effects of paralysis. Our Upper Extremity BioSleeve® is designed for all-day management of the paralyzed arm.

Spasm and Range of Motion Management with the UE BioSleeve

The effects of paralysis and muscle spasms can be countered with the Upper Extremity BioSleeve® by stimulating muscles opposite of the muscles in spasm. For example, the BioSleeve® stimulates the triceps to gently push the elbow into extension and the finger extensors to extend and open the hand. As long as the BioSleeve® is active, the muscles are working to keep the arm extended and relaxed, an advantage of wearing the device all day long.

Imagine Boosting Therapy Time to 12 Hours a Day

A paralyzed arm needs a lot of attention to manage the effects of paralysis. One to three hours a week in therapy is not sufficient time to accomplish goals or to manage the deleterious effects of many neuromuscular disorders. Muscles need to be active throughout the day to prevent atrophy and joint stiffness. The Upper Extremity BioSleeve® stimulates muscles the entire time it is worn and provides the most extensive muscle therapy possible.

Upper Extremity BioSleeve Delivers All-Day Therapy to Counter the Effects of Spasms

To overcome the effects of spasms of the biceps, the BioSleeve® stimulates the triceps causing the elbow to extend and open up. As long as the BioSleeve® is active, the muscles are working to keep the arm extended and relaxed. To overcome the effects of spasms of the wrist or finger flexors, the BioSleeve® stimulates the finger extensors causing the wrist and fingers to extend and open. This is an advantage of wearing the BioSleeve® all day long.

Why Wearable Therapy with the Upper Extremity BioSleeve Is Essential for Stroke and TBI Rehabilitation

Stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leave patients with lasting upper extremity impairment. Traditional physical and occupational therapy, while valuable, is typically limited to just a few hours per week. The Upper Extremity BioSleeve® from Axio Bionics changes that equation completely. This system delivers high-dose, daily muscle therapy—up to 12 hours per day, or roughly 4,000 hours per year. How the BioSleeve® Works: The BioSleeve® is a lightweight, fabric-based sleeve with precisely positioned electrodes that target key muscles: the deltoid, triceps, and finger extensors.

Why It's Necessary—and Why It Delivers Superior Outcomes

1. Recovery after stroke or TBI relies on repetition and intensity. 2. Without intervention, paralyzed muscles atrophy, joints stiffen into contractures, circulation declines, and pain increases. reduces pain without medication. 3. Drives Functional Gains—Backed by 10-Year Evidence. 4. Works When Other Treatments Plateau.

Enhance Your Rehabilitation

An Orthopedically-prepared Arm. Atrophy Management. Muscle Spasm Attenuation. Muscle Re-education. Arm circulation.

An extended and relaxed arm has advantages

Patient is more likely to use the arm in functional activities when the arm and hand are fully extended. Therapy can focus on functional goals rather than trying to achieve range of motion. An extended arm and hand improves the limits of reach. Arm swing during walking is improved.

Jamal: TBI from auto accident

Jamal incurred a TBI from an auto accident. He has been wearing the upper extremity BioSleeve for the past 18 years to manage the effects of hemiplegia. He is also using a Tripleflex to help with foot and hip drop. Both systems have given him functionality he did not have through more traditional forms of rehabilitation. Jamal also uses the Axio 1/4 BioVest to manage spasms of the shoulder that prevent raising the arm above his head.

Upper Extremity BioSleeve® Muscle Stimulation System

Upper Extremity BioSleeve® Muscle Stimulation System used on the hemiplegia page to show off the system.

Meet Jessica

Jessica incurred a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the age of 4. The TBI partially paralyzed the left arm. In the first year, Jessica wore the BioSleeve to counter the effects of the TBI on her paralyzed arm. At the time of the fitting, Jessica's arm was locked in a 90-degree flexion pattern. By stimulating the triceps and finger extensors, the BioSleeve gently pushed the elbow into extension and opened the hand to counter the spasms. Today, Jessica's arm is fully relaxed and flexible which allows her to use the arm more often. Jessica wears the Upper Extremity BioSleeve 12 hours a day, 5 days a week. Jessica's BioSleeve targets the following muscles: Deltoid, Triceps, Finger Extensors.

Jessica and Her Mother Interview

Watch the interview with Jessica and her mother discussing their journey with the BioSleeve.

David: Brain injury, 10 years post

David was fit with an Upper Extremity BioSleeve 10 years after his brain injury. At the time of the fitting, the left arm was atrophied, contracted and stiff, and cold from a lack of proper circulation. Slowly the arm began to relax, straighten and warm. David uses the left arm now in activities that he thought were not possible. Besides having the BioSleeve for the arm, David has a Wearable Therapy™ system for his left foot for foot drop correction and spasm control and a BioVest for back muscle spasms. David's BioSleeve targets the following muscles: Deltoid, Triceps, Finger Extensors.

Meet Jonathan

Jonathan incurred a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the age of one-and-a-half. Jonathan was fit with a customized Upper Extremity BioSleeve at the age of 14 and wears it 8-12 hours a day. Since the fitting, Jonathan's rehabilitation progress has rocketed forward. The extensive muscle therapy time has helped improve his range of motion at all joints, relaxed muscle spasms, managed atrophy and re-educated muscle movement. Jonathan's BioSleeve targets the following muscles: Serratus Anterior, Upper Trapezius, Deltoid, Triceps, Finger Extensors.