Receptors report body position
Muscles, tendons and joints constantly send information to the brain. Uniform stimuli quickly become 'uninteresting' and are filtered out — changing stimuli activate and train.
How it works
What is stochastic resonance therapy?
Noise is not interference. Correctly dosed, it makes weak signals in the nervous system perceptible in the first place — that is the principle behind srt zeptoring®.
Noise amplifies the useful signal
This is the core of stochastic resonance: a weak carrier signal only becomes perceptible — and better processable — through an added chaotic signal, the 'noise'.
Two footplates, unpredictable movement
The user stands on two footplates that move in a stochastically randomised way across all dimensions. The base frequency changes unpredictably; intensity is set individually.
The nervous system reorganises
Regular use improves reflex control, motor learning and movement sequencing, activates the spinal rhythm generators of gait and promotes the release of neurotransmitters, in particular dopamine.
How it works
What happens in the body
Spinal cord: central pattern generator
Activating the central pattern generator supports the ability to walk — particularly relevant after stroke and in spinal lesions.
Cerebellum: movement timing
Stochastically randomised stimuli reactivate the cerebellum and improve movement timing — studies describe higher rehabilitation success as a result.
Neurotransmitters: dopamine
Dopamine acts as an activator in response to novel stimuli. Its release through muscle spindle stimulation is of interest in Parkinson's disease and depression, among others (Fallon et al. 2004).
Bone and muscle
Beyond neuronal effects, the literature describes improvements in bone metabolism, bone strength and muscular reflex control.