Rifton TRAM Success Stories
Contributed by Kathleen Riley PT, ATP Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, North Carolina I work in a school system with a variety of students with physical needs that require individualized consideration...
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Announcing the Low-base Option for the Rifton TRAM
Since its launch in July 2012, the Rifton TRAM has enjoyed success in schools, hospitals, and institutions in the US and internationally. Its unprecedented ability to facilitate seated transfers, sit-to-stand...
The Rifton TRAM Named as Finalist in the 2013 Medical Design Excellence Awards
We are thrilled to announce that the Rifton TRAM has been selected as a finalist in the 15th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards competition. The Medical Design Excellence Awards are the industry’s...
Evidence Update: Early Mobility in the ICU
Early Intensive Care Mobilization Proves Important Since introducing our Pacer XL gait trainer and, more recently, our Rifton TRAM, we have been introduced to a growing body of clinicians...
The Rifton TRAM or the Rifton Pacer
Which Should I Use for Gait Training? Since our newest item, the Rifton TRAM, has a walking component with similar prompts to the Pacer such as arm prompts, chest support, and walking saddle, therapists...
The Importance of Measuring Partial Weight Bearing
A Conversation with Sue Cecere, PT, MIT Rifton is pleased to have Sue Cecere, PT, MIT join us for this conversation. This topic was initiated after Sue and a fellow therapist toured our Rifton factory;...
Lifespan Care for People with Disabilities
Today a colleague sent an email that I found astounding and disturbing. It came from a physical therapist working with young adults with developmental disabilities. Her efforts to get adaptive equipment...
Guidelines for Functional Use of the Pacer Gait Trainer part II
In the Pacer gait trainer children with a wide variety of disabilities can gain independent movement while provided with appropriate support. The Pacer accessories (we call them prompts) are infinitely...
Guidelines for Functional Use of the Pacer Gait Trainer part I
In the Pacer gait trainer children with a wide variety of disabilities can gain independent movement while provided with appropriate support. The Pacer accessories (we call them prompts) are infinitely...
Announcing the Launch of a Breakthrough Rifton Product
Rifton TRAM to go into production on July 10. After years of rich feedback from therapists all over the world and two years of careful design and product trialing, the Rifton TRAM (transfer and mobility...