PoNS™ (Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator)

Do you have difficulty walking due to mild-to-moderate MS or Traumatic Brain Injury? Find out how a combination of PoNS™ Treatment and NeuroGym® Physiotherapy may help.

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How Does Pons™ Work?

A non-surgical medical device that gently stimulates the surface of the tongue, PoNS™ technology excites the neural network flowing to the brain. This neural activity is believed to enable neuroplasticity, which may restore lost function when used in conjunction with physiotherapy.

PoNS Treatment™ at NeuroGym®

Has your loss of function resulted in balance and gait issues, such as:

  • Dizziness/lack of coordination
  • Difficulty Walking
  • Trouble Climbing Stairs
  • Difficulty completing every day tasks

If you or your loved one continue to experience these issues, incorporating PoNS Treatment™ into your treatment plan at NeuroGym might be right for you. PoNS™ is an innovative and effective treatment for chronic balance deficit due to mild-to-moderate Multiple Sclerosis or mild-to-moderate Traumatic Brain Injury. The device is intended for use as a short term treatment (14-week program that combines in-clinic and in-home use of the PoNS™ device guided by a Certified PoNS™ Trainer at NeuroGym) and is to be used in conjunction with NeuroGym’s unique mobility-focused physiotherapy.

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Enhanced Virtual Care & Equipment Rental

For those who are unable to attend the clinic in person, we offer enhanced virtual rehab therapy and equipment rental . Begin your recovery from home through our one-on-one tele-rehab and work with our skilled therapists in leading-edge NeuroGym® equipment.

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Conditions we treat include:

  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Stroke
  • Multiple Sclerosis & ALS
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Ataxia (Friedreich, Charlevoix-Saguanay, etc.)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Balance / Dizziness / Vestibular
  • Dystonia & Spasmodic Torticollis
  • Bells Palsy
  • Concussion​
  • Myositis
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Multi-System Atrophy
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Complex Orthopaedic Conditions
  • …& more!

Client Stories

Explore some of our client stories below to gain insight into the outcomes of our unique rehab approach.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

This place is amazing, it gives people hope and opens doors in so many ways.
I have MS, I’ve had MS since I was 18. My doctors had said “no, it’s chronic progressive”. But NeuroGym has given me the opportunity to build strength. It’s made a huge difference.
I have Parkinson’s Disease. Over the months I have improved in both strength and balance while my disease has not noticeably deteriorated at all. I feel fortunate to have found NeuroGym. The outlook for my disease without it could have been grim indeed.
I was in a bad state and was discharged home in a coma. Then I began with Avi and the growth was exponential. The rest is history, I was here for twelve years. It’s a great place, I can’t express my thanks enough.
Our son had a stroke when he was 14 years old. He has been involved in five to seven day a week therapy. The recovery has been amazing. It’s been beyond expectations and dramatic.
When I first came here I had almost no strength in my legs and I could barely move my right leg. You can imagine going from not being able to move at all, to standing, to being able to walk! This is the way for me to stay in shape and stay healthy.
My son was getting married and I really wanted to walk up the aisle with my husband. NeuroGym helped me do it.
I found NeuroGym after my mum had a massive stroke in February 2020. After 4 months of virtual therapy with NeuroGym, my mum has progressed from someone who I thought would never get out of bed to a one person assist.

Peng Tan, R.Kin, R.M.T

Kinésiologue,
Massothérapeute agréé

Peng s’est lancé dans le domaine de la réadaptation sans orientation précise, par intérêt plutôt que par passion. Au fil de ses études et de sa pratique, il a découvert une vocation : accompagner les personnes dans leur quête de santé et de bien-être.

Après avoir obtenu son baccalauréat en sciences de l’activité physique à l’Université d’Ottawa et travaillé comme entraîneur personnel et kinésiologue, Peng a décidé d’élargir son champ d’expertise en étudiant la massothérapie au International Academy of Applied Health. Il poursuit aujourd’hui ses études dans deux disciplines et continue son parcours universitaire tout en exerçant sa profession. Il prépare actuellement une maîtrise en psychologie, un diplôme en acupuncture et un diplôme en ostéopathie.

Peng adopte une approche holistique de la thérapie, combinant ses connaissances en kinésiologie et en massothérapie pour créer des traitements qui prennent en compte les aspects physiques et mentaux du bien-être. Il aime perfectionner ses compétences et recherche activement des approches innovantes, intégrant de nouvelles techniques à ses traitements. Peng est fier de proposer des soins personnalisés et efficaces qui ont un impact positif et concret sur le bien-être de chacun.

Lorsqu’il n’est pas au travail ou en train d’étudier, Peng aime jouer au volley-ball, faire de l’escalade de bloc, résoudre des puzzles ou s’initier à la menuiserie. Chez lui, il apprécie la compagnie de ses trois chats et chérit les moments de bonheur qu’ils lui apportent.

Qualifications:

  • BSc in Human Kinetics – University of Ottawa (2019)
  • Massage Therapy – International Academy of Applied Health (2022)
  • Kinesiology (Continuing Education) – Laurentian University (2021)
  • Massothérapeute agréé – l’Ordre des massothérapeutes de l’Ontario
  • Kinésiologue agréé – College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
  • Manual Lymphatic Drainage Level 1 course from The Dr. Vodder School – International
  • Community Multi-Sport course from the National Coaching Certification Program

 

Langage de traitement: Anglais

Radinka Jeyathas RSSW, RSW

Travailleuse social agréée

Radinka est travailleuse sociale agréée et fondatrice et clinicienne principale de Make a Move Life Counselling. Canadienne d’origine sri-lankaise et tamoule, elle possède plus de 10 ans d’expérience en services thérapeutiques en milieu communautaire et privé partout en Ontario.

L’approche thérapeutique de Radinka consiste à vous reconnecter à votre esprit afin de voir, d’entendre et d’exprimer vos schémas de pensée. Ceci permet de créer des interruptions constructives et de favoriser un développement personnel qui améliorera votre perspective et transformera votre relation à votre corps.

Qualifications: 

  • Social Service Worker Diploma – Seneca Polytechnic (2014)
  • BSW in Social Work – Toronto Metropolitan University (2021)
  • Double Inscription – Travailleuse social et technicienne en travail social – L’ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des techniciens en travail social de l’ontario

 

Langage de traitement: Anglais

Avi Nativ, PhD BScPT

Owner, Founder

The NeuroGym® concept was founded over 30 years ago by Avi Nativ PhD (Kinesiology), BScPT. Avi received his doctoral degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, and was a registered physiotherapist in Ontario for more than 25 years. While doing his doctoral and post-doctoral research work, Avi’s focus was on brain organization, plasticity and rehabilitation.

Avi was intrigued with scientific research findings that indicated the remarkable capacity of the brain to adapt after injury, and envisioned how such plastic changes could be encouraged through inventive ways of enabling more patient-initiated, active movement rather than the more conventional passive therapy approaches. Through rigorous research, he developed a line of custom, patented equipment and an evidence-based, active approach which combined have been providing amazing opportunities for those with neurologic injuries (even years post-acute) to continue to improve their motor skills.