NeXST Rehab
Groundbreaking Rehabilitation
Who We Are
NeXST Rehab develops innovative technological solutions to revolutionise traditional rehabilitation as we know it for patients with traumatic brain injuries. Founded by a group of 7 students across 3 continents, NeXST Rehab developed the world's first-ever at home vagus nerve stimulator for stroke rehabilitation. Today, we offer better, smarter and revolutionary technology all at an affordable price.
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Our Technology
Advanced Solutions
By capturing real-time skeletal data and leveraging computer vision, NeXST Rehab will revolutionise rehabilitation as we know it. Our technology is able to promote faster and more effective recovery, by bringing patients instant feedback and bringing health practitioners meaningful insights that they would not have had access to before. With NeXST Rehab, practitioners can not only set homework for their patients, but they can also track their recovery outside of their limited face-to-face sessions. The system goes well beyond data management. Following the correct movements, the patient will an automated painless electrical stimulus to stimulate the vagus nerve,
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Mariam El Sheikha
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Adin Roemer
Co-Founder & Head of Legal Affairs
Laurence Boss
Co-Founder & Product Development Manager
Vivian Bakiris
Co-Founder & Business Operations Lead
Zeena Shawa
Co-Founder & Financial Manger
David Francisco
Co-Founder & Sales and Marketing Manager
FAQ
What are the side effects in comparison to invasive VNS?
In invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), there are side effects during the surgery and even after. They can be temporary or permanent. Those side effects include: pain at the incision site, body rejection, difficulty breathing, insomnia, voice changes and worsening of sleep apnea. Additionally, going into an MRI with the implanted device could be very dangerous as the electrode/lead could overheat.
However, non-invasive VNS does not need surgery so the risks and side effects that are included with surgery are eliminated. There are still risks including a tingling sensation during stimulation and rarely, nausea.
There are also some positive side effects due to the release of serotonin which will leave the patient in a good mood!
How will the patient know that they performed the correct exercise?
The device will have a green (correct) and red (incorrect) light that will indicate whether the patient has done the move correctly and then if a red light is on, an animation of the correct exercise will display on a television screen.
Why Stimulate the Vagus Nerve?
There are already invasive vagus nerve simulators in use and there is already extensive research about them stimulating the vagus nerve. Additionally, it is relatively easy to stimulate safely without affecting the other cranial nerves.
Has this been done before?
Currently, there are invasive vagus nerve simulators used for epilepsy, depression and migraines. There is still research being done at making a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation device for these medical conditions. Additionally, it has been FDA approved for patients above the age of 4 years old who suffer from partial epilepsy and have seizures that are not well-controlled with medications.
What happens when you stimulate the vagus nerve?
Stimulating the vagus nerve provides the much needed extra neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine) that drive neuroplasticity and help reorganize the brain function in the undamaged part of the brain.