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We offer up-to-date articles and videos on adaptive mobility and positioning, evidence-informed practice, school-based practice, early intervention, adult rehabilitation, equipment funding, and product updates.

A girl stands in a Rifton Mobile Stander and reads a book with her caretaker.

We offer up-to-date articles and videos on adaptive mobility and positioning, evidence-informed practice, school-based practice, early intervention, adult rehabilitation, equipment funding, and product updates.

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Whether you work in a school, hospital, inpatient, or outpatient setting you’ll find valuable and up-to-date resources in our education center.
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A girl stands in a Rifton Stander in prone position
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Using Trunk Supports to Improve Trunk Control on Rifton Standing Frames
Most infants are born with normally functioning musculoskeletal systems and grow up oblivious to the complex processes required to lift a fork to their mouth, roll over in bed, or stroll through the park. The brain signals muscles to move,…
A girl stands in a Rifton Pacer and smiles at her caretaker.
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Gross Motor Function Classification System: A Guide to GMFCS Levels
The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) is a clinical system that uses five distinct levels to classify the gross motor function of children and youth with cerebral palsy. It was developed to strengthen communication between…
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The ICF Framework and People with Developmental Disabilities
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a comprehensive framework in which to classify the varying aspects of a person’s health…
A man walks in a Rifton E-Pacer, with the assistance of two caretakers.
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Three Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) Myths Debunked
Patient transfers are a routine part of all therapy interventions. These might involve assisting someone from a wheelchair to a mat table or parallel bars or helping a child into a gait trainer. However, these transfers put therapists and…
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A young woman uses the steering bar on the Rifton Pacer gait trainer to guide the walking of a young boy.
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Mobility and Fitness Interventions for Children and Adults with Medical Complexity
Children with medical complexity benefit from use of supportive walkers and gait trainers...
A child with autism sits in a Rifton compass chair to participate in music class.
Article
Focusing on Participation for Children with Autism
When I first graduated in 1984 and worked with children in the schools, physical therapists typically did not work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
A little boy walks in a Rifton Pacer gait trainer while his caretaker assists him.
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The On Time Mobility Framework
“On Time Mobility” is a term coined to reflect best practices towards providing hours of daily active mobility opportunities to young children with disabilities, to foster exploration, motor development and socialization.
a boy in a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
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Funding Assistance for Adaptive Equipment
Sometimes it can seem impossible to find funding for a piece of adaptive equipment you know will vastly enrich and enhance your child or client’s life. Start by reading the online guides listed below to check that you have tried all…
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A boy sits on a trike while his caregiver smiles and claps with him.
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Adaptive Tricycle Funding Resources
Riding a bike is an important part of childhood. But for a child with disabilities, we think it’s a medical necessity. Beyond the joy and exhilaration of free-wheeling movement, the opportunity for reciprocal lower extremity exercise…
A girl walking in a Rifton Pacer, smiling with her therapist
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Navigating the Funding Maze for Assistive Technology
These funding tips will help you successfully navigate funding sources more effectively and avoid unnecessary delays, to get children the equipment they need.
A young woman stands in a Rifton Supine stander, smiling at her caregiver.
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Addressing Insurance Denials of Standing Devices
NCART recently published this excellent resource providing clinicians with evidence-based guidance in responding to insurance denials for standing devices.
A man being transferred out of a wheelchair with a Rifton TRAM
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Solving Transfers with the Rifton TRAM
Use the TRAM to make transfers out of a wheelchair with fixed armrests.
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