Crosby, Concussion, and the GyroStim Breakthrough

In 2011, GyroStim captured global attention when it played a pivotal role in one of the most inspiring comebacks in professional sports - the remarkable recovery of NHL superstar Sidney Crosby. At the time, he was facing one of the most serious challenges of his career—a potentially career-ending concussion known as second impact syndrome.

Back then, GyroStim’s innovative “active treatment” approach to brain injury rehabilitation was virtually unknown, having been introduced to the medical community just a year earlier in 2010. The standard of care for concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) was still largely passive: rest, wait, and hope for gradual improvement. But for Crosby—and countless others suffering from concussion—that approach wasn’t enough.

For eight long months, Crosby and his medical team tried everything: rest, physical therapy, pharmaceuticals. Nothing made a significant improvement. His recovery had plateaued, leaving him with persistent debilitating symptoms and far from his elite athletic capabilities. His quality of life had deteriorated, and a return to hockey seemed increasingly unlikely.

Photo Collage of Magazine Covers Featuring Sidney Crosby and GyroStim

GyroStim’s role in Sidney Crosby’s recovery is well documented in media outlets around the world.

Then, GyroStim entered the picture...

With little to lose and everything to gain, Crosby and his medical team turned to GyroStim. By integrating computer-controlled, motion-induced sensorimotor stimulation into an active neurorehabilitation model, GyroStim delivered the breakthrough Crosby desperately needed. His recovery was swift and undeniable. After 8 long months of stagnation, his mTBI symptoms rapidly resolved, his performance surged—and not long after beginning treatment, Crosby was back on the ice. What followed was one of the most remarkable comebacks in sports history.

Sidney Crosby holding the NHL Stanley Cup

GyroStim’s role in Crosby’s recovery didn’t just change the trajectory of his career—it revealed to the world the untapped potential of this revolutionary medical device to accelerate recovery and restore function and quality of life where traditional therapies had failed.

Since that defining moment, GyroStim has expanded far beyond the realm of sports medicine. Today, designated by the FDA as a Breakthrough Device, it is helping transform the treatment of a wide range of neurological and developmental conditions involving vestibular dysfunction, as well as congenital and chronic disorders where vestibular therapy has proven beneficial.

From one elite athlete’s return to play, to thousands of breakthroughs every day in clinics around the world, GyroStim continues to change lives—one success story at a time.

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*GyroStim is a medical device with a general indication for use (IFU) which can be used for specific conditions within the scope of its intended use, provided that the manufacturer's labeling and instructions for use are followed. Ultimately, the healthcare provider must exercise their clinical judgement when considering whether the use of GyroStim for treatment of a specific condition is appropriate and within the scope of its intended use.

Crosby, Concussion, and the GyroStim Breakthrough

Then, GyroStim entered the picture...

FDA-Cleared Breakthrough-Designated Proven Results

FDA-Cleared
Breakthrough-Designated
Proven Results