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Scan Magazine | Business | Business in Denmark
Exercise for the bedridden Everyone needs exercise, no one more than bedbound patients who can, in just a week, lose about 20 per cent of muscle mass. Atlin, a reforming training robot, offers a painand stress-free way of keeping muscles and nerves activated for even the weakest of patients. By Signe Hansen | Photos: Atlinas
Developed by Director and founder of Atlinas Ltd, Knud Andreasen, Atlin looks set to cut both the cost and time as well as the pain currently involved in rehabilitating bedbound patients. “Unfortunately it takes no time to lose muscle mass, but it can take months to rebuild it. As a rule of thumb it takes up to four times longer to rebuild muscle mass than to lose it,” explains Andreasen. Atlin functions via a set of pedals that move in a straight line, avoiding strenuous circular motions while adjusting the resistance to the pressure applied by its user. The training robot not only makes it easier for patients to get back to their normal life, it also reduces the risk of
blood clots and helps patients fight boredom, restlessness and poor appetite. “Everybody needs exercise and everybody can get it, apart from the bedridden, who have to wait until they can get up and get to where the training equipment is. With Atlin, however, even they can get started straight away,” emphasises Andreasen and adds: “The machine is so sensitive that even the weakest of patients can use it.” Today, Atlin is in the process of being tested at Odense University Hospital. For more information, please visit: www.atlinas.com
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The Atlin training robot decreases the loss of muscle mass, reduces the risk of blood clots and helps bedbound patients fight boredom, restlessness and poor appetite.