Second Step products are used to rehabilitate people with balance and coordination deficits, and those with frequent falls.

The clients who come to us have a primary goal of regaining their ability to stand and walk again, safely, and more independently.

The GHS is intended for people who have walking and standing challenges due to widely divergent medical conditions, including, but not limited to:

• Stroke
• Brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Developmental disability
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neurological disorders
• Orthopaedic issues
• Lower extremity amputation

Get a second opinion and share the facts with your practitioners. It is a biological, human need to be up and moving.

There are many benefits of standing: improved range of motion through the lower extremities, increased bone density and hip stability, and systemic organ health.

There are many benefits of walking: beyond standing, walking increases muscle tone and strength with dynamic weight bearing, maintains whole body health, extends life span, and bolsters quality of life. Walking also plays an important role in cognitive brain functioning.

The stability and support of the Gait Harness System for Home Users gives the client the opportunity to practice standing and walking not only in the clinic but at home.

Practicing standing and walking again in a home enriched or outdoor environment for extended periods, daily (or multiple times daily), both in early and extended phases of intervention helps reinforce and maintain gains made in the clinic.

Practicing increased walking speeds, within the safety support of the GHS, can predict the level of community ambulation and quality of life achieved.

Results suggest that home exercise, with appropriate walking frame equipment such as the Gait Harness System, is a more pragmatic form of therapy with fewer risks.

Most importantly, it is your life, and your future. Research all possibilities to explore your best options to stand and walk again.