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For Clinicians Who Care
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“Physical therapists should shift their paradigm of
rehabilitation from compensation to recovery.”
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Behrman et al., rehabilitation researcher
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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
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“I
viewed several of your YouTube videos and was
astounded. In 25 years of working with disabled
elders and non-geriatric adults, I’ve never seen
a Gait Harness System or other device so
revolutionary. I’ll spread the word to my
nationwide network of professional colleagues.”
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R. O’Toole.,MSW,
President of Informed EldercareDecisions, Inc.,
nationally published author and speaker, Boston
MA
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“Great to see. What fantastic effort,
innovation and determination. I salute you all.”
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Linda M., Physiotherapist, Queensland Australia
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“I just finished reading your "About Us" page on
your website. What an awesome contribution
you've made to humanity! As a PTA, I look
forward to having the opportunity to assist
rehabilitation using your most innovative GHS.
It is truly a pleasure to meet someone with your
sense of vision and awareness of others.”
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Mark A., PTA, Newport OR
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“Thank
you for the physical therapist clinic contacts.
Each one that I called was very helpful, and
spoke very highly of the GHSII, especially its
usefulness, the integrity of it, and customer
service. In light of that our board has
approved the purchase of a GHSII for us. We can
get our GHSII!”
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Tommy Sutor, MS, CSCS, Push to Walk NJ,
Riverdale NJ
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Discover what clinicians have to say about the Gait Harness
System
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The
Gait Harness System is….
.. progressing my client beyond anyone’s expectations
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“The
new Gait Harness works wonderfully! I have attached
some video clips of Joe walking for the first time in
the Second Step. He did over 300 ft, and at one point
his assistant let him go on his own. Everyone is
celebrating his successful venture in the Second Step!
Grace Center can’t thank you enough, you are truly
bringing a gift to our clients. Thank You!”
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Rene` Knight, Operations Manager, Grace Center for Adult
Day Services, Corvallis OR
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“I have a client with a brain stem
injury who’s spent 16 years in a wheelchair.I
couldn't find the right equipment on the web. Then
voila! Yesterday a colleague said he'd found it. I
think he's right. My client has watched the videos
and is excited. It looks like the GHS will really
get him moving. We are really pleased to have found
your website and are glad you can help.”
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Dru M., Physiotherapist, Queensland Australia
“Using the GHS has changed my patient’s life forever. At
first, he needed 2 people just to assist him standing.
Now, he is ambulating 40 feet with only minimal assist
to advance his left leg. He has also built up trunk
stability and tolerance enough to weight bear through
his legs. He continually verbalizes his excitement with
each new gain. He wouldn’t be walking if it weren’t for
the GHS. I can’t thank you enough for helping him
achieve his goals.”
Stacy Tomczak,
DPT, PT, Optimal Health Institute, Addison IL
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"Just
thought I would let you know that we got Mom in
the GHS II today and had her standing about a
dozen times for up to 20 seconds. Without the
GHSII, she is only able to stand for 10 second
intervals. Her physiotherapist loves it. He can
now get her to stand and then he can be checking
her knees, etc. It is so much more productive.
We had no trouble getting her into the harness
and clipping it on...everything went well. Mom
is absolutely thrilled."
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Tina S., daughter of post stroke user, Thunder Bay,
Ontario Canada
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 “Our
client is a 13 year old girl with a diagnosis of
hypotonic cerebral palsy. She has very low tone in trunk
and is low functioning. Funding purchase for the GHS was
through her school, which also allows her to use the GHS
at home. She was a perfect candidate for the GHS, as
there aren’t a lot of options for her needs. The
classroom aide has started trying it in different places
on campus, and she is doing even better than she was in
the classroom. She is walking up to 150 feet and is
happy!”
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Danielle Cheung, PT, PCS, Pediatric Certified
Specialist, Southern CA Pediatric State Rep for APTA,
2010-13 APTA Chair of Pediatrics Sports-Fitness SIG, Southern CA Clinical Director for FUNfitness for Special
Olympics, Monrovia CA
“In 5 years of on-again/off-again rehabilitation, one
resident failed to develop independent ambulation to
cover even short distances. With integrating the GHS
into the treatment regimen, this resident made
tremendous progress in independence, ambulating over
200-300 feet.”
Ester Valazquez, MSPT, HealthSouth Rehabilitation, Tampa
FL
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“ PT Bill and Eric have Andrew taking giant steps and
quickly walking right across the workout room in the
Second Step Gait Harness System. It was a good day! We
certainly want to thank our friends in Oregon at Second
Step.”
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M. Bos, mother of child with TBI issues, Muskegon MI
….establishing more normal gait patterns
 “We
utilize the GHS with most of our SCI patients. Mainly
with long leg braces, but we do have some clients who
are becoming more ambulatory and it really helps
establish a more normal gait pattern. We are having a
lot of success utilizing this equipment.”
Michael Haynes, PT, Manager of the Brain and Spine
Recovery Center, Brackenridge Hospital, Austin TX
“The GHS promotes a faster gait velocity, which is
difficult to do with over-ground ambulation.“
Debbie Pitsch, PT, Palo Alto
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care
System, Palo Alto CA
“The GHS allows for reinforcement of newly learned gait
patterns, in a real world situation. Reinforcement of
various qualities of gait during land-based activities
is a must for the activity to become functional.”
William Thornton, MPT, Lead Physical Therapist, The
Center for
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery®, Rehab Institute of
Michigan, Detroit MI
….helping
my clients be more comfortable, both psychologically and
physically
“I have found the GHS really useful with clients on both
the psychological and physical level. It’s made a huge
difference with clients for whom other types of
equipment have not worked, and with clients who haven’t
been willing to work with any other type of equipment
because of a fear of falling. It’s uplifting to see
clients no longer have the fear of falling, and be
willing to do therapy. Clients who were hard to work
with are now very motivated, and the staff is also
motivated to help them. Many of these clients have never
been able to successfully ambulate prior to using the
GHS.”
Guy Brock, Director of Rehab/Sleep Center/EEG, Scripps
Mercy Hospital, San Diego CA
 “The harness used in the GHS directs supportive forces
(or fall recovery forces) through a much larger surface
area on both thighs. Other, over-head harnesses direct
these forces through the sensitive pubic area, which
often leads to decreased treatment time and intensity.”
William Thornton, MPT, Lead Physical Therapist,
The
Center for
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery®, Rehab Institute of
Michigan, Detroit MI
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“You are AWESOME! On behalf of J. and his mom, THANKS! What
terrific customer service. Better than Nordstrom’s!”
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Dennis Yeichi, OTR/L, Irvine CA
….allowing
for early ambulation opportunities
“One
of our clients has decided to bring their Second Step Gait
Harness System to our facility and we have had the
opportunity to use it - it is amazing!”
Kandice Kinney, ATC/R,
NASM – CES, Director of Therapy, ADAPT Training, Beaverton
OR
“We
have been using our Second Step and love it. We have
incorporated it with the Interactive Metronome for gait
training amputees. “
Sophia Bong,
President
and CEO,
Strength Training & Recovery Corp.,
Grand Blanc MI
 “The Second Step system allows earlier ambulation of
stroke and other neurologically compromised patients by
creating a virtually fall-free environment. While it may
still take two or even three therapy staff in the most
involved cases, initiating stepping as early as possible
is critical to ultimately achieving functional gait. I
was able to manually pattern symmetrical gait in
hemiplegic clients while the device provided a firm
forearm resting surface for upper-body support and
extended the time tolerated for practicing locomotion.
With the framework and the harness, I was able to move
straight to standing and limited gait instead of being
stuck in transfer training for the first day or two. It
makes the process possible from the bedside, which
allowed the staff members to work without a dedicated
gym space when necessary.”
Lisa Stevens, PT, Senior Physical Therapist, Brain and
Spine Recovery Center, Brackenridge Hospital, Austin TX
“I
use the GHS daily with almost all my patients. I have
had great success using the GHS with and without braces
(generally carbon fiber KAFOs with stance control knee),
with tetras and paras of all levels. The unique harness
is extremely comfortable, works very well with the
braces, and reduces the number of seated rest breaks
with any standing activity.”
William Thornton, MPT, Lead Physical Therapist,
The
Center for
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery®, Rehab Institute of
Michigan, Detroit MI
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“Our adult and pediatric Second Step Gait Harness System IIs
are working wonderfully. We are even able to use one for
the adults who are tall kneeling for gait training.”
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Sophia Bong,
President
and CEO,
Strength Training & Recovery Corp.,
Grand Blanc MI
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….attracting more clients to our program
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“The GHS has helped me develop more
techniques that have improved the way we treat our
CVA patients. Adjusting the height of the GHS upper
support panel helps us work on trunk
 control.
Adjusting the straps allows us to encourage weight
shifting or weight bearing to the involved side. It
also enables both our hands to be free to facilitate
the lower extremity in standing, without worrying
the patient will fall. I have found particular
success with the frail, sedentary elderly patients
who have developed balance difficulties and an
extreme fear of falling with any anterior
translation of their body.”
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M. Rosalia Arellano, MSPT,
Scripps Mercy Hospital, Outpatient Neuro
Rehabilitation Department, San Diego CA
“The GHS has allowed our program to be very challenging,
efficient, and safe at the same time. Many of the higher
level activities would require two or three staff
members if it were not for the GHS. I cannot say enough
about the ease of use and its ability to reduce the fear
of falling”
William Thornton, MPT, Lead Physical Therapist,
The
Center for
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery®, Rehab Institute of
Michigan, Detroit MI
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providing healthy opportunities for recovery
“Just
this morning the GHS was bringing some amazement and
tears to staff members as a student used it
successfully.”
David Cacciatore, Physical Therapist, Lane School,
Houston TX
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“We had one patient who was severely ataxic and could
not walk safely. When she came to us she had not been
upright, except for assisted transfers, for over a year
and required over 50% assistance in all daily living
activities. Walking was out of the question as it
required maximal assistance, and was completely unsafe.
We placed her in the GHS and she was eventually able to
walk with the assist of only one person safely. She was
able to increase her heart rate and developed some
cardiovascular fitness. She also started to lose
weight. Her coordination did improve and she felt happy
daily.”
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M. Rosalia Arellano, MSPT, Scripps Mercy Hospital,
Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation Department, San
Diego CA
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“I am so
impressed with this product and really want to share it
with other Rehab friends. Thank you for all your help.”
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Cleo S. RN, CRRN, CCM, Traverse City MI, parent of user
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“Yay! We’ve unpacked it already, can’t wait to being
using it.”
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Gennifer H., Director of Rehab, LifeHOUSE San Diego,
San Diego CA
……saving my clients money
 “Increased mobility through walking programs would
supplement patient’s rehab programs and potentially
reduce length of stay in the hospital.”
Nicole Prieto-Lewis, Director of the Gait and Balance
Laboratory, Gainesville VA, Gainesville FL
……keeping caregivers and users safe
“When properly secured in the GHS, the resident is
completely supported, without need for caregiver
assistance. Mobility activities can be performed
relatively hands-free. The resident’s confidence is
restored, which can be a huge barrier removed. The
therapist is now able to fine-tune the resident’s
mobility and address weakness and other gait
deviations.”
Linda Horn, PT, NCS, Inpatient PT Coordinator, St. Agnes
Healthcare, Baltimore MD
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“I use the GHS with a variety of
patients. The combination of the GHS frame and
supportive belt and thigh straps allow me to progress a
patient from a very low level up to higher level gait
training and more advanced physical activities. I can
start with patients in the harness on the edge of a mat
table and am able to facilitate more trunk
control/initiation for activities such as sit-to-stand.
The GHS walker allows me to then safely progress on to
gait activities including varied pace, increased stride
length, visual scanning and multi-distractions.
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The big benefit of the GHS is that it
allows me to do all of these activities in a very, very
safe environment for myself
 and the patient. The GHS
will not allow the patient to fall. It allows the
patient to “take a break,” by just sitting down in a
relaxed position without me needing to transfer them to
a chair or mat table or have myself or a second person
drag a wheelchair behind. With patient in the GHS, I can
also safely do a variety of challenges with theraband,
ball tossing, sensory motor, and proprioceptive
training, while standing or ambulating, as the patient
is completely secure.
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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.”
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Rosalia Arellano, MSPT, Scripps Mercy Hospital,
Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation Department, San
Diego CA
 “Proper attention should be given to the Gait Harness and its
ability to transfer a variety of individuals (obese,
tall...) without compromising skin integrity. I can
personally attest to skin tears (acute and in-patient).
Your Gait Harness allows therapist to safely transfer
their patients from a bed to a wheelchair. The GHS as a
whole allows for the therapist to efficiently address
the needs of a patient from the acute to chronic
setting. I see the application as encompassing
everything from acute to outpatient.”
William Thornton, MPT, Lead Physical Therapist, The
Center for
Spinal Cord Injury
Recovery®, Rehab Institute of
Michigan, Detroit MI
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If a client is going to recover, everyone has to
work together, and work hard. Recovery is possible.
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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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