Eloton SimCycle
What you need to know
The Eloton SimCycle is essentially a cycle ergometer without a seat or handlebars. it is designed to be used while seated near a computer. This is because you may connect the SimCycle via USB to a computer in order to use it to play video games. The SimCycle does not come with its own video games, but instead you must play games you already own, such as racing games. For example, cycling faster or slower will control the speed of a car and thus creates incentive to work harder while on the SimCycle.
Intended Patient Population
As the SimCycle was foremost intended as an entertaining way to engage its users in exercise, it was not made intentionally for people in neurological populations. As such, its specifications and design may not allow people with certain lower limb deficits, such as spasticity or severe weakness, to use it.
Limited evidence exists for the use of the Eloton SimCycle in neurological populations, with the only RCT being for children with cerebral palsy.
Evidence
Cerebral Palsy
Chen et al., 2012
RCT PEDro: 5/10
Technology: Eloton SimCycle
Deficits Targeted: Muscle strength and motor function
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