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  • A red Rifton XL Pacer gait trainer

    Pacer Gait Trainer

    Better than a traditional walker, the Pacer gait trainer offers a range of functional weight-bearing assistance options to improve ambulation.
  • A caregiver encourages a young client with walking excercises on a treadmill using a Rifton Pacer.
    Videos

    Pacer Treadmill Base Demo

    Lori Potts, PT demonstrates how the Pacer can be used over a treadmill with the innovative treadmill base. Video Transcript   This is Rifton’s treadmill base and would be used over a treadmill that is set up in a clinic or home. The idea here is that we first establish the optimal settings for a particular child and then approach the treadmill walking. When the child is about ready to step up...
  • A client uses the Rifton Pacer to walk on a treadmill.
    Stories

    Great Strides with the Dynamic Rifton Pacer and Treadmill Base

    I have had great success with the dynamic Rifton Pacer gait trainer matched with Rifton’s treadmill base. Because my clients are completely supported, including their hands and arms, they are safe to work over a moving treadmill base. Some of my clients even “run” on the treadmill at 2.0 and 2.5 mph as I have placed them up a bit higher and they learn how to move their feet quicker. This...
  • A young girl with special needs uses the treadmill to practice gait training helped by her therapist
    Stories

    Treadmill Gait Training with the New Pacer

    Partial weight-supported treadmill training (PBWSTT) has widespread application particularly among patients who are not yet able to practice over-ground gait training. Unfortunately the equipment required can run into the tens of thousands of dollars. Until now. One of the valuable new features of the New Pacer is a base designed for treadmill use. The upper frame of the New Pacer clips easily into the...
  • A caregiver assists a teenager using a medically necessary Rifton Pacer gait trainer outdoors
    PT/OT

    Sample Letters of Medical Necessity for the Rifton Pacer Gait Trainer

    Since the new Pacer became available we have been receiving questions regarding funding for this device. Evolving from the previous model of Pacer, the new Pacer now offers many new additional features including a dynamic upper frame, multi-positioning saddle, arm platforms, utility base (with bigger wheels for rough, outdoor  surfaces), and a treadmill base option. To obtain funding, each...
  • A therapist assisting a child with special needs in a Rifton Pacer gait trainer.
    News

    Four Training Videos on the Rifton Pacer

    Rifton now offers four educational videos about the Pacer. Since this product includes a host of new features, we think you’ll find they are excellent staff training tools. Video 1: Getting to know the Multi-Position Saddle Adjustments 1:43 The Multi-Position Saddle is a fabulous new positioning accessory. Learn how to adjust the saddle for height, angle, and depth to provide the best possible...
  • A young girl walks on a treadmill with the aid of a Rifton Pacer, while a caregiver gives her instruction.
    PT/OT

    Treadmill Base: A Solution for Gait Practice

    Body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is widely recognized as a promising intervention to improve ambulation for individuals with neuromotor disability, with diagnoses including cerebral palsy¹, spinal cord...
  • rifton dynamic pacer wheel feature
    Tips & Advice

    Five Fabulous Features of the New Pacer Caster

    While redesigning the Pacer we took the opportunity not only to improve the existing functions, but to add an odometer to encourage data collection and record progress. For gait training, there’s nothing else like our caster.
  • Webinar presenter demonstrating the large Rifton Pacer gait trainer
    Webinars

    Introducing the Rifton Pacer

    Watch Rifton’s on-demand video/webinar introducing the Pacer. It is a gait trainer that achieves proper positioning and provides dynamic weight bearing and shifting for a natural gait pattern and easier stepping. In this 40 minute video, recorded in March 2016, the large Pacer frame systems, accessories and features are explained and demonstrated.
  • assisted treadmill walking
    PT/OT

    Body Weight Supported Treadmill Walking

    At our Therafit Rehab clinics in Maryland and New Jersey we specialize in treating children and adults with neurological disabilities such as cerebral palsy, stroke, TBI and Parkinson’s disease.  Time and again our patients tell us their number one goal for rehab is walking – whether for the first time, relearning to walk or just walking better. And it’s no wonder. Walking is an...
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