Adaptive biking

News Evidence Update: Finally, a Compelling Case for Coverage for Adaptive Bikes June 28, 2023 by Joe Keiderling
A boy rides on a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle while his caretaker smiles at him.
Health insurance coverage for adaptive bikes has been rare at best, and this needs to change. A recent policy brief effectively dismantles the policy flaws surrounding adaptive cycling and provides regulatory and legislative paths to change.
Webinars Rifton Product Demonstrations
Lori Potts, PT, demonstrates how to use the Rifton TRAM and E-Pacer.
Watch six Rifton product demonstrations by Lori Potts, PT.
Webinars Adaptive Cycling as an Effective Intervention
A girl pedals a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle while her caretaker walks behind her.
This 35-minute webinar provides an introduction to adaptive cycling as an effective intervention for individuals with disabilities.
Videos Features of the Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
A young lady rides on a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle, while her therapist walks beside her.
Michelle Meier, PT, DPT explains the features and positioning options of Rifton’s Adaptive Tricycle, and its therapeutic benefits.
Videos Rifton Equipment Testimonial
A girl stands in a Size 1 Rifton Stander and talks with her brother.
A mother discusses the critical role adaptive equipment plays in her daughter’s life.
PT/OT The Nice F-Words for Children with Medical Complexity December 20, 2022 by Cynthia Dodds, PT, PhD
A girl sits on a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle, smiling and waving, with her caretaker next to her.
For those of us working with medically fragile children we have our own set of F-words, and none of them unpleasant. Aligned in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the F-words of Fitness, Function, Fun, Friends, and Family provide a lighthearted pathway to rehabilitation and a healthy future for children with disabilities.
Videos Rifton Tricycle Initial Assembly
Components of a red Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
Watch this video to see instructions for the initial assembly of your new Adaptive Tricycle.
Videos Rifton’s New Adaptive Tricycle
The Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
Rifton’s new Adaptive Tricycle is now available. See more details.
Evidence Based Practice Evidence Update: Maintenance of Functional Gains Following an Adaptive Cycling Program November 02, 2022 by Elena Noble, MPT
A boy pedals a blue Rifton Adaptive Tricycle, while his therapist walking beside him.
Current evidence endorses adaptive cycling as an effective and promising intervention to improve motor and social outcomes for children with cerebral palsy.
PT/OT Adaptive Tricycles in Schools September 29, 2022 by Elena Noble, MPT
A girl rides on a red Rifton Adaptive Tricycle.
For a child with a disability such as cerebral palsy, the primary goal for the school-based therapist is to improve access to education.