Lori Potts, PT

Product and Training Specialist

I received my degree at SUNY Syracuse and worked 10 years as a PT before joining Rifton in 2005. Initially, I spent time expanding Rifton’s website content to provide useful product information for professionals and clients. Then I began presenting product in-services and trainings for school-based therapists. That’s a favorite part of my work: the opportunity to meet the therapists who make a difference in the lives of the kids with disabilities.

Your input on Rifton’s products is a direct link to Rifton’s future product designs. I love going on field visits with prototypes. Nothing beats collaborating and sharing design ideas with other therapists who have valuable experience and to work with people who truly care.

And when I’m not out in the field or concentrating at my desk? Find me on a hike in the Catskill mountains of upstate New York, or visiting my nephews and nieces, or enjoying the next book club book (never enough time to read!).

Life Services

March 8, 2012 by Lori Potts, PT

Offering an answer to that agonizing question:  “Who will look after our child when we are gone?” Parents of a child with disabilities are usually their child’s primary advocates. At each stage...

Toby Long on Activity-Focused Early Intervention

February 24, 2012 by Lori Potts, PT

Not long ago I had the opportunity to interview Toby Long, PT, PhD, FAPTA . As Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University and Director of Training in the Division of Physical...

The MOVE Program- an update

December 20, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

For the past two decades Rifton has been involved with an outstanding organization devoted to people with profound disabilities. MOVE (Mobility Opportunities Via Education)® is an activity-based curriculum...

Beyond the walker

November 8, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Minnesota Clinic gets Better Outcomes from Smarter Gait Training than from Traditional Quad Walkers Contributed by Nicole Grant, PT Courage Center, Golden Valley, MN  As a physical therapist here at...

NRRTS. What’s that?

August 9, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Behind the Letters The National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS) will celebrate 20 years in 2012. It was formed to help raise the standards of the seating and mobility industry...

Adaptive Seating: The Right Choice

July 22, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

An ICF-based Approach Contributed by Petros Stamatiadis, PT Adaptive seating is essential for children with neurological or neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and ...

Autism Chair by Rifton: Providing Movement Sensory Input through Adaptive Seating

June 14, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Children with an autism spectrum disorder find it difficult to focus. And when a child’s autism manifests in combination with  profound mental retardation or with a developmental syndrome with physical...

Active Sitting for Task Participation: Part III of III The Role of Adaptive Seating

April 14, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Welcome to part III, the final post of the series on adaptive seating. To access parts I and II follow the links below. Active Sitting for Task Participation: Part I - The Role of Adaptive Chairs Active...

Active Sitting for Task Participation: Part II of III The Role of Adaptive Chairs

April 7, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Welcome to part II of the post series on Active Sitting for Task Participation: The Role of Adaptive Chairs. Active Sitting for Task Participation: Part I- The Role of Adaptive Chairs Active Sitting...

Active Sitting for Task Participation: Part I of III The Role of Adaptive Chairs

March 31, 2011 by Lori Potts, PT

Adaptive seating is a big part of pediatric and school-based therapy. Active sitting chairs, through providing unique features and prompts, support postures that enable. With this in mind, the following...