A NEW piece of equipment is helping patients regain strength and confidence.
The Motomed rehabilitation bike is now transforming stroke recovery at Leighton Hospital, offering earlier therapy for patients through gentle, supported movement.
Funded by Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, the equipment enables stroke survivors to begin gentle exercise earlier in their recovery, even when movement is limited.
Danny Pepper, therapy assistant at Leighton Hospital, said: "The Motomed has already made a huge difference to our patients."
The bike arrived on the ward earlier this year thanks to a 24-hour fundraising cycle challenge completed in July 2024 by the hospital’s stroke rehabilitation team.
The Motomed helps rebuild strength, coordination, and confidence by allowing patients to take small but meaningful steps toward independence.
One patient described their experience with the equipment.
The patient said: "I have found using the bike challenging but in a positive way, as it has helped a lot to strengthen my right leg which has been affected by the stroke."
Another patient said: "I have found it very motivational.
"It strengthens your muscles and reconfigures the signals from your brain to the muscles.
"It is not mundane like other types of therapy and hearing it has been fundraised for is encouraging me to fundraise myself once I am discharged from hospital."
The Motomed was made possible through the efforts of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, which supports projects and equipment that improve patient and staff experiences across the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Emma Robertson, head of Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity, said: "This is exactly what Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity is all about—making a difference in the moments that matter.
"Improving patient care and experience.
"It supports patients and their loved ones, and it also supports the incredible NHS staff who want nothing more than to provide the best possible care for their patients.
"It gives them a huge morale boost too."
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