Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)

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…

Use the TRAM to make transfers out of a wheelchair with fixed armrests.

The following documents have been compiled for providers, hospitals, and long-term care facilities to use in the implementation of safe patient handling and movement programs with the Rifton E-Pacer. E-Pacer Evaluation Form…

The Rifton TRAM is a versatile transfer and mobility device that can  safely support people of varying abilities and sizes. To do this effectively it’s important to position the body support low enough on the trunk, but for…

I recently attended the APTA Next Conference in Boston. A new component to this conference is the experience zone—an education space in the exhibit hall allowing presenters to draw on resources from the show floor as part of their…

You asked for an extra-large Pacer gait trainer. Today we’re happy to announce the arrival of not one but two new versions, the XL Pacer and the E-Pacer, to help you train your larger clients – and save your backs! The XL…

Who uses the TRAM? Note: The TRAM has been replaced by the E-Pacer (June 2025) The Rifton TRAM is a multi-purpose device used for sit-to-stand lifting, gait training, assisted transfers and toileting. The TRAM is used by children and…

Therapists are always looking for ways to accomplish patient transfers as simply and quickly as possible without excessive repositioning of the patient. Today we’re sharing a great hack from Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT, NCS at Central…

Why Worry about Lifting? In the healthcare setting, manually lifting or transferring patients causes musculoskeletal injury for both staff and patients. As a result, many healthcare facilities have implemented “no-lift” or…

Wendy Weaver, the Executive Director of the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) was interviewed by Rifton's Lori Potts, PT, and spoke about the history of the Safe Patient Handling & Mobility movement. They discuss…

As therapists working in acute care and rehab well know, safe patient handling (SPH) is becoming a widely accepted discipline. Advocating the use of lifts and additional equipment for patient transfers and gait training routines, the safe…

The following documents have been compiled for providers, hospitals and long-term care facilities to use in the implementation of safe patient handling and movement programs with the Rifton TRAM. TRAM Evaluation Form (pdf) serves as a…