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Gait training has come a long way since we introduced our first model in the 1980s, and our Pacer gait trainer continues to evolve to meet our customers’ needs. Over the years, your suggestions have helped us keep our design at the cutting edge for users who need a gait trainer walker or pacer walker.
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Why dynamic?
Walking is complex. When we talk about dynamic gait training we refer to the often unobserved but significant shifts of body and weight that occur in typical gait patterns. In the therapy community, there is a growing consensus that a well-positioned pelvis in combination with dynamic movement is critical to successful outcomes. A specialized gait trainer, like the dynamic Pacer gait trainer, helps achieve this positioning and provides the weight bearing and weight shifting needed for a more natural gait pattern and easier stepping.
The Pacer
The Pacer, because it can be configured in so many ways, can accommodate clients of every ability, in any environment. Everything about the Pacer encourages progress so nothing stands between users and the places they want to go. It is the versatility and dependability you have come to expect from Rifton in a gait trainer for adults and children.
The Pacer is easily configured to meet your client’s every need. Choose between dynamic and standard upper frames and pair them with standard or utility bases. Anterior or posterior gait trainer setups are both supported.
Use Cases for the Pacer Gait Trainer
The Pacer gait trainer is designed to meet a wide range of mobility needs across therapy, education, and home environments.
- As a gait trainer walker, it provides support and positioning for safe mobility practice during rehabilitation and therapy.
- For adults, the Pacer gait trainer offers durable support and versatility to improve walking ability in clinical and community settings.
- Configured as a posterior gait trainer, it promotes upright posture, improved balance, and natural arm movement.
- In pediatric use, the dynamic Pacer gait trainer helps children with motor challenges learn weight bearing and step initiation.
- As a pacer walker, it combines adaptive components with mobility support for everyday use in school, home, or outdoors.
Features
Use the slides below to learn more about the features that make the Pacer gait trainer the most versatile, adaptable, and durable patient mobility aid on the market today.
- 1 Dynamic movement
- 2 Choice of two uppers
- 3 Easy height adjustment
- 4 Versatile in every setting – a system built on two bases
- 5 Quick and easy positioning
- 6 Smoother transfers
- 7 A measurable improvement
- 8 Infinite control for effective movement
- 9 Old Pacer prompts attach on new frame
- 10 Easily transportable
- 11 Colors
Components
Our gait trainers are used to assist clients with a multitude of motor limitations. Each client needs support customized to their particular needs. With these components, you can configure your Pacer gait trainer to your precise requirements, including anterior or posterior gait trainer use and adult or pediatric sizing.
Sizes & Dimensions
Important: User’s weight must not exceed the maximum working load.
Key user dimensions (inches)
Measure the vertical distance from the bent elbow to the floor while the user is standing upright. This guides selection of a gait trainer for adults or children and helps you choose between frames and bases.
Product Resources
Learn more about the Pacer gait trainer using the resources below.
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FAQs
A dynamic Pacer provides vertical and horizontal movement at the pelvis and trunk to accommodate natural gait shifts. A standard (non-dynamic) setup provides more fixed support. Dynamic movement accommodates weight shifting and foot clearance by enabling more natural movement throughout the gait cycle, and can help users initiate steps more easily for better efficiency and improved comfort during gait training.
A Pacer gait trainer is a configurable mobility device that supports weight bearing and weight shifting to promote a more natural walking pattern. It can be set up as a gait trainer to improve walking independence or used as a supportive walker for exercise therapy in the school, home, or community.
An anterior gait trainer is positioned in front of the user, offering support through the arms and trunk from the front. A posterior gait trainer is positioned behind the user, encouraging a more upright posture and allowing ease of access to the environment. The Pacer can be configured for either position, depending on the user’s needs and therapeutic goals.
Gait training can support individuals with a wide range of conditions that affect mobility, balance, and coordination. This may include cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other neuromuscular or developmental conditions. A gait trainer provides the support needed to practice stepping, build strength, and work toward greater independence.
Yes. The Pacer is designed for use in a variety of environments. With the appropriate configuration and supervision, such as with the utility base, users can practice mobility outdoors on surfaces such as sidewalks, playgrounds, and other community spaces. This helps extend participation beyond clinical settings.
Yes. The Pacer includes sizes and components suitable for adults, with options that support varied abilities and environments while maintaining proper positioning and comfort. Assess that selected Pacer aligns well with the user’s body dimensions, and confirm that the user’s height and weight is within limits.
Coverage varies depending on the insurance provider and plan. Gait trainers are often considered durable medical equipment when prescribed by a physician and supported by documentation of medical necessity from a clinician. Rifton provides resources, including letters of medical necessity, to help families and therapists navigate the funding process.
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