Affordable Arm Rehabilitation: accelerate stroke recovery

Im-Able is focused on helping people with arm disorders.

We offer enjoyable and affordable systems designed to accelerate:

  • upper limb rehabilitation,
  • balance,
  • memory and concentration.

The games and devices are aimed at people with disorders relating to: stroke, traumatic brain injury, balance, co-ordination, cerebral palsy and child stroke.

 

Able-X exerciser, especially designed for stroke recovery in the home environment, is enjoyable to use and easy to setup. The product was evaluated on chronic stroke patients and benefits after regular use included:

  • ​ability to tie shoelaces;
  • ​eat using both hands;
  • ​better control in the shower;
  • ​better body balance;
  • ​improvement to memory and concentration.

The award winning Able-X is now available for purchase ("order" page) for clients in Australia, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand  See video below

 

News

Finalist in New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards

24 Mar 2012

Im-Able is a finalist in the Start-up category of New Zealand's 2012 Hi-Tech Awards.

In the release announcing the finalists, the organisers note that a record number of entries from companies across New Zealand has "lifted the bar" for this year’s awards.

Multiple finalists from Cambridge, Palmerston North and Dunedin join well over 30 finalists from the three main centres in what the NZ Hi-Tech Trust Chair, Wayne Norrie, describes as a true spread of New Zealand’s high-technology industries.

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European sites for Im-Able

12 Mar 2012

Im-Able welcomes its new international regions to the company's website. The United Kingdom page can be found at www.im-able.com/uk, and the site for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland at www.im-able.com/de.

These pages are temporary ahead of Im-Able's website revamp - due to go live in April.

Air pollution linked to stroke, studies find

26 Feb 2012

Airborne pollution can have serious consequences for the brain and the heart even at typical levels of exposure, according to the results of two studies published in the Feb.

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Partnership announced with New Zealand Stroke Foundation

28 Nov 2011

Im-Able is delighted to have entered into a partnership with The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand and to mark this valuable linkage we are offering an exclusive $50 discount to Stroke Foundation supporters. In addition, for every product sold Im-Able is making a donation to The Stroke Foundation.  
 
The Stroke Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that supports more than 70 stroke clubs and 40 field officers throughout New Zealand.

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UK Government's Trade and Investment agency assists establishment of Im-Able's UK presence

18 Nov 2011

Im-Able received valuable advice and assistance from British government agency UKTI to establish its European presence. In England, UKTI helped Im-Able address VAT issues and facilitated introductions to British research groups. UKTI is also providing guidance as Im-Able looks to export and attend appropriate events in continental Europe from its new UK location. 

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Im-Able on Radio New Zealand

14 Oct 2011

CEO Sunil Vather, IRL scientist Marcus King and stroke survivor Leslie Austin are interviewed on Radio New Zealand's "Our Changing World" programme broadcast on 13 October. The audio clip can be accessed here.

Able-X demonstrated at The Cloud in Auckland

24 Sep 2011

 As part of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup innovation showcase, Able-X is being demonstrated at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront.

Im-Able attracts major new investors

08 Sep 2011

Im-Able has secured NZ$600,000 of new investment. Qi2, part of Seattle-based Quest Integrated, has invested alongside the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund and Cure Kids Ventures, a subsidiary of the Child Health Research Foundation.

The three shareholders contributed $600,000 and now hold just over 26 per cent of the company. (Read the full story in the Dominion Post.)

Distributor appointed for Australia

10 Jul 2011
One of Australia's leading suppliers of assistive technologies for people with physical or neurological disorders, NovitaTech, has been signed up as the Australian distributor for Im-Able's products. NovitaTech is a not-for-profit organisation which has recently expanded its offering to cater for the needs of the aged care sector. (www.novitatech.org.au.)

European Director for Im-Able

10 Jul 2011
Im-Able Ltd is now registered in the UK, with a European director, Rajendra Jadeja. Rajendra can be contacted at rjadeja@im-able.com.