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For Clinic
Directors & Administrators
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“The Second Step program is most creative.
It provides much needed rehabilitation support for
individuals with disabilities in long term care
facilities.
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Wishing you every success.”
- Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P, Director, Office
on Disability, Health and Human Services, Washington
DC
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"Since nearly all of my work is
without an aide, the GHS is like another set of
hands and probably provides just as much safety as
an aide would. It probably paid for itself within a
few months of use.”
- M.
Rosalia Arellano, MSPT, Scripps Mercy Hospital,
Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation Department, San
Diego CA
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“I
could sell this product to every rehab facility I walked
into if I had the time!”
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Cleonor S., RN, Certified
Rehabilitation RN, Certified Case Manager, Grand
Traverse MI
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The most common goal that clients in rehabilitative programs
report is to be able to walk again
Review three facility models to see how
GHS has been successfully incorporated into their therapy programs
Discover the
exponentially increased revenues the GHS could generate for
your facility
Frequently Asked Questions
We already have a LiteGait, or other equipment “just
like” the GHS. How does GHS compare to other pieces of
therapy equipment, and what are some key differences between
the GHS and other equipment I’ve seen?
The GHS
is uniquely different from any other piece of therapy
equipment, and is protected by 4 patents. The GHS is really
not comparable to the LiteGait, or to any other equipment
piece, which may serve different (or more limited) purposes
in therapy, at different stages of recovery.
Critically, the GHS is designed for over-ground training,
over real world floor surfaces, which
research shows,
can be preferable to body weight support training at certain
recovery stages.
The GHS
is designed to properly position the client in a way which
engages muscles required to be used for recovery to happen.
The GHS will challenge the client as they progress to bear
their own weight. Getting into the GHS may be the first
time, since their injury, the client is using certain
muscles over-ground. In the GHS the client and therapist are
able to re-focus on correct posture, and learning to take
first steps over-ground, making walking possible again.
With the
GHS, there is no complex set up, and no exhausting
transfers. The therapist can have the client face the closed
side, sideways, or the open side, as is needed. The client’s
view of the horizon is always clear from obstacle intrusion.
The client can rest comfortably in the harness, as needed.
When the client is ready to stand and go again, there is no
difficulty in repositioning their feet for standing and
walking. The harness is specifically
designed
to have no impingement in the groin or peri area, unlike
harnesses which have a “bucket” or “sling” design, or
equipment which may have a solid structure built in the
groin area. The GHS client is supported through the trunk
area, with additional support through the thick of the thigh
muscle. This is very different than having the client dangle
from an overhead device. The GHS is lightweight and
portable. Because the System is easy to maneuver, the client
can glide along freely, without the restriction of dragging
heavy, cumbersome equipment.
The GHS
has manual braking, automatic braking, and multi-directional
caster options to accommodate client and therapist needs. As
the client progresses, the therapist can advance them from
moving in a straight, linear fashion, to navigating corners
freely and making 360 degree, real world, over-ground
movements. The client and therapist can also adjust the
level of trunk support from the waist and forearms to
increase weight bearing, as needed.
The GHS
works exceptionally well with electrical stimulation,
orthotics, prosthetics, and AFOs and KAFOs, especially
bracing built with stance control knees. The conjoined use
of simultaneous multiple therapies with the GHS distinguish
it from other, less adaptable equipment. This combined use
of therapies (if needed by the client) also creates a higher
likelihood of increased functioning for many who were told
they would never walk again, setting GHS value apart from
any other equipment piece.
The GHS
is a complete transitional care system, designed to assist
the client in the clinic, and also in the home. This will
prevent your client from regressing between therapy
sessions.
Our
typical facility who purchases the Gait Harness System for
their clinic has done so after doing thorough research, and
comparing many pieces of equipment, as you are likely
doing. They have concluded that the GHS is the right choice
for them after considering the values of ease of use for
therapist and client, safety, comfort, cost savings and
affordability, a more attractive price point,
increased revenues and program attractiveness to new
clients, portability, ease of storing, easy
maneuverability, creating greater independence for therapist
and client, promoting healthy recovery, getting desired
results to recover,
and diversity of utilizations as clients progress through
various levels of rehab and recovery.
Because
the GHS offers new opportunities to recover, and may help
clients who have been unable to progress in
therapy
programs, it presents a new energy and purpose in doing
therapy, both for therapist and client. More clients will be
attracted to your clinical programs, as your facility will
be able to show a factual track record of earlier ambulation
recoveries. The GHS increases revenues for your facility, as
you can now bill for therapies not possible without the
GHS.
We have
very limited space at my facility to store equipment. How
much space does the GHS take up, when not being used?
The GHS
has been designed to take up very little storage space. When
it is not being used, the top can be recessed to be flush
with the height of the base. Wheelchairs, chairs, or cardiac
chairs can be stored inside of the U-shaped frame. The GHS
is lightweight, and easy to maneuver from location to
location.
What does the GHS cost?
The GHS
is a more affordable,
portable, and realistic option for your facility
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Saves the facility money over purchases of other, more
expensive, and less versatile equipment or therapy
options
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Your facility may qualify for a
tax credit
with
purchase
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Utilizes open areas and hallways, creating billable
opportunities in new locations
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Is
safe, easy to use, portable, easy to store
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Prevents risk of secondary complications, resulting
medical treatments, and disruption of client therapy
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Provides a transitional care system for the patient; can
be used in the home for therapy reinforcement and to
speed healthy patient recovery
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Citing faster client progression, improving rehab and
recovery statistics, and being able to bill for
therapies not possible without the GHS will attract more
clients to your clinical programs, generating increased
revenues for your facility
Many of those using the Gait Harness System® realize
that greater savings can be realized from longer,
recovery-focused care following the initial injury, rather
than repeat care, which targets adaptations and accidents
later in life.
We want the best possible outcome for your staff and
patients. Please
contact us
to discuss your purchase options.
Can my
facility have a trial with the GHS before we buy?
Contact us
to see if you facility fits qualifying parameters to have a
14 day, pre-purchase trial of the GHS
The
purchase of a GHS for your facility is an investment, which
can be guaranteed to generate increased revenues.
Please
Contact us
to address any of your budgeting restrictions, and how the
GHS can be integrated into your therapy programs
It's about
WALKING AGAIN
The Gait Harness System represents an affordable solution
towards recovery, which makes perfect sense |
