Category: Body Weight Support Systems

Body Weight Support Systems

Handicare Launches the AP-Series Portable Ceiling Lift

Handicare, a provider of mobility and accessibility solutions, launches the AP-Series Portable Ceiling Lifts in North America.

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Equipment Ensemble

Rehab therapists share their top equipment choices for conditioning and training that help their patients achieve the greatest gains. Compiled by Debbie Overman, associate editor of Rehab Management.

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Using Gait and Balance Technologies to Benefit the Pediatric Population

Technologies for assessment and therapy can be fine-tuned to optimize functional improvement and provide patients with confidence. A feature for the January/February 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Amanda L. Kleckner, PT, DPT, CBIS, and Kandis L. Jones, PT, DPT, PCS.

Kessler Foundation and Motek Partner to Develop VR-Based Rehab Treatments

by Debbie Overman | May 29, 2018 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke

Using a virtual reality-based device called the C-Mill, designed by Motek, investigators at Kessler Foundation are exploring interventions to help improve cognitive and motor deficits in individuals with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and stroke.

Agents of Change for Stroke Treatment

by Debbie Overman | Feb 19, 2018 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Stroke, Treadmills

Technology provides an adjunct to assist the therapist’s role in creating an opportunity for the brain to make neuroplastic changes. A feature for the March 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Doug Glenn, PT, MPT.

A Standing Start

by Debbie Overman | Jan 23, 2018 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Braces, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping, Gait Trainers, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Objective Data Measurement, Spinal Cord Injury, Standing Systems, Stroke, Treadmills, Walkers

Therapists use the versatility of standing technologies to get spinal cord-injured individuals into a vertical position faster, and longer. A feature for the January/February 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Caitriona S. Modoono, DPT, Lisa M. Perkins, DPT, CSCS, and Melissa H. Agrimanakis, DPT.

Promotion of Gait Through Technology

by Debbie Overman | Jan 11, 2017 | Body Weight Support Systems, Canes, Gait & Balance, Stroke, Walkers

Outcomes and safety improve as therapists embrace equipment and develop a culture of technology. An exclusive feature from Rehab Management.

Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Steps into Robotic Gait Training for Innovative Approaches for Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries

by Frank Long | Jun 7, 2016 | Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Cerebral Palsy, Exoskeletons, Gait & Balance, Objective Data Measurement, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills

How does robotics really benefit spinal cord-injured patients? Kennedy Krieger Institute researchers test three robotic devices and discover how differences in engineering and application affect functional outcome measures among patients affected by tetraplegia and paraplegia.

Hocoma’s Andago Robotic Device Now Available in US

by Debbie Overman | Mar 25, 2016 | Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Mobility

The Andago mobile robot for body weight-supported gait training is now available for use in the United States, according to its manufacturer—Norwell, Mass-headquartered Hocoma Inc USA.

Headed for a Fall

by Debbie Overman | Mar 22, 2016 | Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Research

“First Attempt In Learning” approach enables patients to practice high-risk activities with the frequency needed to acquire skills that will help them move safely. An exclusive Rehab Management clinical feature.

Lower-Extremity Rehabilitation with Adjunct Interventions

by Debbie Overman | Feb 20, 2016 | Ankle Foot Orthosis, Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Braces, Exoskeletons, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Mobility, Objective Data Measurement, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Stroke, Walkers

Improving quality of movement without compromising safety is a shared goal for patients and therapists.

Gorbel Medical Showcases New and Updated Products at APTA CSM

by Debbie Overman | Feb 18, 2016 | Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance

Gorbel Medical introduces its updated SafeGait 360° Balance and Mobility Trainer, as well as two brand-new devices, during the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting, February 17-20 in Anaheim, Calif.

Stroke Rehab Enriched By Technology

by Debbie Overman | Feb 18, 2016 | Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Objective Data Measurement, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke

Innovation is changing the game for stroke programs. Evidence-based use of advanced technologies can help provide an enriched rehabilitation environment that improves outcomes and lifts the patient’s experience.

CIR Systems Inc Announces Relocation

by Debbie Overman | Jan 6, 2016 | Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping

CIR Systems Inc, manufacturer of the GAITrite gait analysis systems, announces it has moved to a larger facility.

Within Walking Distance

by Debbie Overman | Oct 28, 2015 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Objective Data Measurement, Stroke

Kirk D. Endersby, PT, NCS, and Eric Schwelke, CPO, LPO, share about how a gait training program, supplemented by assistive technology and a skilled orthotics team, could help get patients back on their feet after stroke.

The Wide Net of Functional Recovery

by Debbie Overman | Oct 16, 2015 | Body Weight Support Systems, Cushions, Exoskeletons, Seating Pressure Mapping, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Measurement and assessment technologies are only the starting point for getting patients back to their lives.

Stroke Treatment and Technology

by Frank Long | Jan 1, 2015 | Ankle Foot Orthosis, Assessment & Evaluation, Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Braces, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping, Objective Data Measurement, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Stroke, Treadmills, Walkers

Specialized technologies offer multiple approaches for helping patients reach their recovery goals. Article written by Alyson T. Dutkiewicz, PT, MSPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Dana Abel, DPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Outpatient Rehabilitation.

Stepping It Up

by Frank Long | Oct 9, 2013 | Assessment & Evaluation, Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping, Objective Data Measurement, Parkinson’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Treadmills

A full spectrum of technologies that assess and measure gait and balance power up the latest strategies to return patients to their feet. by Judith M. Burnfield, PT, PhD, and Amy Goldman, PT, DPT This integrated body weight support system is built to secure a person’s weight up to 500 pounds with 80% support. This design […]