The Rifton Pacer gait trainer is a remarkable piece of equipment designed to help people of all ability levels learn to use their motor skills for weight bearing and ambulation. Since the Pacer was introduced...
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...
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...
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...
I was privileged to interview David the other day. We conversed by email since his speech is affected. David and his wife Ashley are survivors: their six-week-old son Jayvas died suddenly in 2009; one...
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...
On a gray, rainy Wednesday last week my day was brightened by the heartwarming story of a beautiful little girl named Kenyatta Jackson who is making great strides at her elementary school. I must have...
A versatile, customized Pacer gait trainer allows children – and adults - to improve mobility at their own pace. Often parents of children with disabilities - and adults who have incurred serious...
A Call for Video Submissions All of us are trying to reduce something in our lives—whether it is our waistline, trash output, or stress level. But taking away support prompts on a Pacer gait trainer—that...
Early Gait Training: Positive Outcomes for the Long Term Think about it. The more you practice, the better you get – at anything. As author Malcolm Gladwell explains in his book “Outliers,” the...