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Suited for Treatment of Brain Damage

The Mollii garment provides an alternative to painful treatments and surgery, by treating the body with electrical stimulation to ease tension and spasms. The result is reduced pain perception and increased mobility.

The idea originated with a Swedish chiropractor, Fredrik Lundqvist, who worked with rehabilitation of brain-damaged patients. Lundqvist struck upon the idea of sewing electrical stimuli -- similar to TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) electrodes -- into garments that the patient can wear.

Improved range of motion and reduced pain for people with brain injuries and neurological disorders may now be available with a specially-designed elastic body suit fitted with electrodes, which was designed at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology in collaboration with health care and business partners.

The Mollii garment provides the body with electrical stimulation to ease tension and spasms. The result is reduced pain perception and increased mobility. (Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

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