Gael Delly, a researcher at the Inserm CAPS laboratory and a teacher at the Sports Faculty of Dijon, leads the Avistim project, which allows people with disabilities to exercise using an electrostimulation system connected to a rowing machine.
LE FIGARO. – How was the Avistim project born?
Gael DELHI. – I first saw such a device in 2008 in Boston. It was impressive to see people arrive in wheelchairs and 5 minutes later paddle as if nothing had happened. I started working on the topic and considering the impressive results (in one year 130% increase in muscle mass, 150% in thigh strength, 70% in general endurance…), I created the association “Stimulate your handicap”. spread the method. The collaboration with the APF France Association of the Disabled and the French Rowing Federation, as well as the Kurage company, made it possible to get funding to equip as many regions as possible. We have rowers…
Source: Le Figaro
