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• Amputation
• Edema
Absolute contraindications: To not use the device!
• Acute, pronounced pain despite conventional pain therapy
• Adjustability and patient position: Do not use the OMEGO
®
Basic System for
training if it is impossible to adjust the device and the individual physiological
patient position, especially in case of contractures or severe spasticity
(stiff/rigid joints) of the lower body region.
• Body weight above 150 kg (330 lbs)
• Shorter than 130 cm (4 ft 3) or taller than 200 cm (6 ft 6)
• Insufficient compliance, e.g. patietns with severe mental illnesses or severe
neurotic disorders.
• Osseous instability (non-consoldiated fractures, osteopenia, severe
osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, unstable vertebral column,
pseudoarthrosis)
• Cardial contraindications
• Lower extremity angiopathies
• Severe ataxia
• Osteomyelitis
• Open wounds and ulcers in areas that will be in contact with the device
(decubitus)
• Severely impacted range of motion that can be jeopardized by low-level passive
movement training (risk of injury)
• Medical conditions that prohibit active rehabilitation (e.g. respiratory diseases,
orthopedic disorders, cognitive deficits that limit communication; neuro-
psychological conditions, infections or inflammatory dieases, osteomyelitis)
Relative contraindications:
Assessment of a patient’s suitability for the OMEGO
®
Basic Therapy System in case of the
following is up to the treating physician or therapist:
• Apraxia
• Arthritis of the lower extremity joints
• Risk of autonomous dysreflexia (severity level TH6 or higher; prior AD
increases the risk of exacerabtion)
• Reduced compliance, e.g. patients with cognitive limitations, medication
• Uncooperative or (auto-)aggressive behavior (e.g. transient psychotic
syndrome)
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