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A man building a supportive device for APT Kenya
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APT KENYA – Changing Lives with Postural Management
A successful and innovative postural management program for children with disabilities in Kenya improves their quality of life and daily participation.
A little boy using a Trexo with a Rifton Pacer, while a PT shows him a tablet
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Walking Further and Longer with the Trexo Rifton Combo
Trexo Home is a robotic attachment for the Rifton Pacer Gait Trainer, designed to get your child upright and walking right at home. With the help of a Trexo, your child can take more steps and walk farther.
Team Agar at the Reeds Lake Triathlon
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Team Agar at the Reeds Lake Triathlon
Team Agar at the Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon in Grand Rapids, MI, September 5, 2019.
Johnny Agar and his father, Jeff Agar
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Johnny Agar
Watch the inspiring story of Johnny Agar, an athlete and Rifton Pacer user.
a young girl dancing in a Rifton Pacer gait trainer in front of a red stage curtain
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May I Have This Next Dance?
As a special ed teacher who has worked with students with a variety of physical challenges, I have a particular appreciation for Rifton Equipment. There’s a distinct excitement in seeing how the right equipment can change a…
a blue Rifton E-Pacer
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A patient with spinal cord injury recovers with the aid of an E-Pacer
Previously on our blog we shared a post about the use of Therabands with the TRAM from Linda Rusiecki, a physical therapist at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. In another post, Janette Tazzia and Linda Rusiecki tell about Janette’s…
A portrait of a boy sitting in his red Rifton Activity Chair and smiling.
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Using the MOVE™ Program and Active Seating for Great Gains
Justin attends the Children’s Learning Center in Roosevelt, New York, on Long Island. He is now 19 years old, and due to the implementation of the MOVE™ Program Justin has gained significant mobility skills in the past two…
A young boy stands at a Rifton Support Station with the aid of a caregiver.
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A MOVE™ Program Snapshot
Reuven is 16 and attends The Children’s Learning Center at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County where he participates in the MOVE™ Program. Reuven is non-ambulatory and non-verbal. He sits primarily in an adapted…
A patient walking successfully in a Rifton TRAM with the aid of a caregiver.
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A Dramatic Rehab Triumph with Rifton's TRAM
We have nothing but praise for the Rifton TRAM! As the rehab services manager for a children’s hospital in Honolulu, I am amazed at how this product enables us to deliver rehab services. Our goal is to provide the highest quality…
A teenage boy using a gray Rifton Pacer gait trainer to walk.
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The Magic of the Floating Frame
Saad is a young man who just transitioned to our adult services from his school program in September 2017, and even though I try hard not to have favorites, Saad tests my resolve; he never fails to brighten my day. When Saad first arrived,…
Johnny Agar cheers as he is pushed in an all-terrain stroller by his dad while training for the Kona Ironman.
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In Praise of the Athlete
Johnny Agar never considered himself an athlete. Born with cerebral palsy, he used a wheelchair, depended on others to care for him and took his first steps—23 total—at 11 years old. But sports was always part of his…
tbi gait rehab
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Improving Gait in Chronic TBI with Motor Learning Strategies
Long-term disability is a frequent sequel of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and takes the form of persisting motor impairments that impact walking and autonomous movement. So to improve environmental negotiation and basic care skills,…
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