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For Clinicians Who Care
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Frequently Asked
Questions…..Helping you make the best decision
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Talking Points for your department and staff team
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Therapeutic intervention with the Gait Harness System has
been life changing for many who have used it
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“The Gait Harness System is a
truly marvelous device that could no doubt help
thousands of people actually regain
their mobility, not just spend the rest of their
lives being pushed around in a wheel chair or
riding on a scooter.”
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Joe Mitchell, Financial Aid Center for Long Term
Care, Inc., Grants Pass OR
How does the GHS work?
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The GHS has a recovery focused intent, and is directed
towards the results oriented therapist and client
Research shows real world, over ground training is vital
to a client’s recovery
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The GHS helps regain healthy functioning for clients
living with a wide variety of
standing and
walking challenges
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GHS components are protected by 4 national and
international patents--all aspects of the GHS have been
designed to address therapist and client comfort,
safety, and ease of use
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With its unique braking system, the GHS can also be
used as a standing frame
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Clients are in a secure environment, leading to
confidence and willingness to participate
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Allows therapists to assist clients with therapies they
could not otherwise do
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Clients are protected from falling; they may sit and
rest comfortably, as needed, during therapy
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Clients can have e-stim therapies, and use AFOs, KAFOs,
prosthetics and orthotics in the GHS
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GHS versatility allows for lower-level
balance activities to be accomplished with the client,
providing parallel bars where you need them
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Using the GHS, our clients are experiencing stronger,
faster
recoveries, and better psychological and physical
health.
Do 100% of all standing and walking problems
get solved with the GHS?
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The GHS allows the client to
increase their level of functioning, obtain a healthier
outcome, and perform greater movement than
they could perform safely without the GHS's support
during over-ground therapy
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Because clients feel comfortable in the GHS, they are
better able to focus on walking, rather than not falling
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The therapist and client do not have to wrestle with
awkward, heavy or resistant equipment
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The GHS is an extension of the client, not vice versa;
it follows the client in therapist guided activities
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The therapist and client can take things at the client’s
own pace; because every client situation is unique
I can see that the GHS would work for some
clients, but I don’t see how it could help my clients- I
don’t think I have enough clients who could use the GHS. Can
you explain?
The Gait
Harness System is a complete transitional care system for
those needing to walk again over-ground. The GHS and GHSII are for
individuals who have walking and standing challenges due to
many medical conditions, including:
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Stroke
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Traumatic brain injury
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Spinal cord injury
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Developmental disability
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Lower extremity amputation
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Other neurological disorders of the central nervous
system (e.g., Parkinson’s Disease, cerebellar
degeneration, Alzheimer’s Disease)
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Higher level sports & ortho clients
The GHS has been used successfully in skilled nursing facilities,
in- and out-patient clinics, group homes, by home users, in
acute and sub-acute care units, in poly-trauma units, by VA
hospitals, in hospitals, and in sports training centers,
nationally and internationally. The GHS is very versatile,
and can easily adapt to the myriad of needs your clients may
present. Please
contact us if you would like us to
send you
research or GHS case studies, which address
the widely divergent client populations mentioned above.
Which GHS is best for my clinic?
We want your clinic and
clients to obtain the best possible outcome. Generally, the GHS model
with the highest number of therapy options is the one chosen
by clinicians. Please
contact us to discuss how we
can best satisfy your facility’s specific needs.
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 therapist 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,
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 user.
My staff may not be excited to learn how to
use a new piece of equipment, as there is an established way
of doing things where I work. What can I do?
We would be happy to speak
to your staff, or share information directly with them,
about how the GHS can make their work easier, more
enjoyable, and have more successful outcomes for their
clients. The GHS is designed to keep the therapist safe from
injury during client transfer, and client therapy. We have
also invested many years into designing a process which
makes the GHS as simple to use as possible; there is no
complicated learning curve. Please
contact us if you
would like us to explain how the GHS can benefit your staff,
and prevent therapist exposure to fall related injuries.
We have very limited space at my clinic 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.
Will I need to assemble the GHS when it arrives?
No, the GHS
comes fully assembled, without any tools required before you
begin use.
How will my staff be trained to use the GHS?
Learning to use the GHS is
a very simple process which will take your staff only
minutes to learn. Immediately after
purchase, and before you receive your GHS, you will be
shipped a short training DVD, which outlines everything you
and your staff will need to know about how to use the GHS. In
addition, you always have access to
clinical
support
at any time, and without limitation, if you
have questions about how to optimize your use of the GHS
with your staff and clients.
What does the GHS cost?
The GHS is a more affordable, portable, and realistic option for
your clinic than other costly equipment
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Saves the clinic money over purchases of other, more
expensive, and less versatile equipment or therapy options
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Your clinic may qualify for a
tax credit with purchase
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Prevents risk of secondary complications, resulting
medical treatments, and disruption of client therapy
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Can move between the clinic and the home for therapy
reinforcement and to speed healthy user recovery
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Clients can follow your therapeutic direction using the
GHS at home, on a daily or as needed basis
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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
We want the best possible outcome
for your staff and clients. Please
contact us
to
discuss your purchase options.
Do
you have a local dealer for the GHS?
Second Step sells the GHS direct to our clients and is the
only authorized manufacturer of the Gait Harness System. We
ship to users both nationally and internationally.
For sales support in your local area, please
contact us.
Do you sell used or refurbished GHS models
to facilities?
Second Step sells only factory new models of
the GHS
Can my clinic
have a trial 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.
Do you offer a lease program for the
GHS?
We do have a 6 month minimum lease program for qualifying
facilities. Please
contact us for more information on
terms.
How much does it
cost to ship a GHS?
 For convenience to the user, the GHS is sold with package
pricing. There are no hidden fees, nor add on expenses. All
components necessary for you to use the GHS are included in
the package price, including all shipping and handling
costs. Please contact us for more information on package
pricing. Be sure to mention the internet code
STEP
to obtain best pricing.
What kind of warranty
does the GHS have?
The GHS is backed by a comprehensive, lifetime warranty
against defective parts or workmanship, which flows to the
original purchasing party, only. The warranty does not
extend to mis-use, mal-adaptions, or ordinary wear and
tear on the GHS by the purchaser. Second Step may decide to
repair or replace components. Any exchange which is not
related to defective parts or workmanship, and which does
not have written Company pre-authorization for
exchange, will not be accepted. Due to FDA regulation (which
requires serial number tracking to original purchaser),
re-sale of any GHS model or component is prohibited. All GHS sales are final.
My department tells me we have no budget for
capital budget items. What can I do?
 We would be happy to speak
with your
directors, managers or administrators to
address their budgeting restrictions, and how the GHS can be
integrated into your therapy programs. We have therapy
models set up at several facilities which have lead to
additional revenues, which would not have been achieved
without the facility’s initial acquisition of the GHS. The
purchase of a GHS for your facility is an investment, which
can be guaranteed to generate increased revenues.
The GHS presents new billing opportunities
for the patient who may otherwise be confined to a bed or
wheelchair, or less active therapy, which will create
stronger therapy programs. Purchase of the GHS may
also qualify your department for a
tax credit.
I'm convinced that
the GHS will benefit my staff, and my clients. How do I
purchase a GHS for my facility? 
Please
contact us
for Quote pricing and purchase program options. We currently
accept payment by check, Visa, MasterCard and wire transfer.
Payment is required in advance of shipment. We do have
internet referral discounted pricing available, if you
mention the code
STEP
at
the time of your order. All GHS sales are final.
How long will it take for my GHS to ship to
me?
Typically, orders are
filled 24-48 hours post purchase, or on the next business
day. You will be sent an email shipment confirmation when
your GHS order is outgoing, with tracking code, along with
an expected delivery date. We will also track your order on
our end, to ensure it reaches your facility efficiently and
safely.
My clinic has purchased a GHS, and we are
using it with our clients. How can I get help if a staff
member has a question about its use?
Please
contact us
at any time, with any clinical question. Clinical support is
always provided free of charge, without limitation. We will
make every attempt to respond to your inquiry within 24
hours.
We are committed to help people
walk and stand again, and appreciate the opportunity to help you
accomplish your clinical goals.
It's about
WALKING AGAIN
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No problem is
too big…if the right people, with the right
treatment, and the right System, go at it the right
way
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