This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge & Support Community

Sure the Ness L300 is more money but for some of us it is worth it. One of the big things for me is that the unit is activated each step as my heal makes contact and then is lifting off the heel censor. It does not matter what direction I am going (forward, backward, a step to the side, up hill down...

I sent your responce to the person at Bioness that answered the first question. I asked if he would be able to respond. The following is the message he sent in responce........ NHS supports the use of FES and NICE (Nat. Institute for Health & Excellence) issued their FES guidelines which gives a...

We are in France for the time being. Is the Bioness here? I have heard back and the following is what I learned........ We are still in the process of setting up representation and distribution in France . Currently, Bioness has representation in Belgium , Netherlands , Italy , Spain and the UK / W...

We are in France for the time being. Is the Bioness here?

I just sent an e-mail to a Bioness staff member that is working with other countries. When I get a response I will let you know what I find out.

Is there a future in Europe for Bioness? How far away is that future? Is it possible to buy a device and bring it back to Europe and be able to use it on your own?[/quote] I know Bioness is in a number of other countries. Where at in Europe are you? If you can let me know what part of Europe you are...

As long as I charge it at night it is ready to go for the next day. I have been able to go longer than a day but it is recommended that it is charged each night. There is a battery that is like the size of a watch battery that will need to be replaced but when getting close to needing changed I get ...

Hi Jennifer,
Have they told you the reason why it is so difficult getting an appointment? Depending where you are at there may be more than one facility in your area that has the L300. Have you went on the Bioness web site bioness.com and used their facility finder?
Jonna

Marie,
That is great news, it is promising having your physiatrist / rehab doc giving positive feed back. I wish you the best, just remember that it is not like magic and will take time and dedication.
Jonna

Hi Jennifer It is hard to gage, I know that for awhile my physical therapist was making adjustments to the unit on a weekly basis because I was getting stronger. It is different for everyone. I would talk to your PT to find out what they think. I wish you the best, just remember that it does not hap...

Hello again, I may be retired but I still seem to be busy, busy, busy all of the time. Sharon, I must agree us MSers are lucky (blessed) that there are two options that can be taken to help us walk better. The Ness L300 and the WalkAide have not been around for that many years. When I was first havi...

Thanks Jonna! But I still really want to know, am imagining that your leg bends better now than it appeared to in the early video? It looks like it does...... Walking up the stairs in '04, it looked like you had to really concentrate to get the leg up the next one, then when you hiked up diamond he...

Hi Marie, I first had the producer that I worked with on the Today Show send me an e-mail about the site. Not long after she e-mailed me I had a friend of mine that is with Bioness e-mail and tell me about the site. With reading the comments I was inspired to join and try to answer some of the quest...

I have seen the videos etc on both this device and the one chris mentions above, and in both, i found it interesting that they always only show the device being used on a single leg. Do you, or anyone else, know why? cost? or something medical?[/quote] Most of the people that I know that are using t...

I think in the earlier part off the video, they are trying to show what a dramatic difference this device makes. So they have the thing completely switched off ( it would be like she didn't even have the device ). When she is walking almost normally is when they have the thing turned on. That's so ...

Hello to everyone that has been posting thoughts on the Today Show segment with myself (Jonna), my husband and Dr. O'Dell. It has been great reading your thoughts. I see that there are a number of questions on how the device work. The Bioness L300 is not something that is a magic solution to fixing ...