GlideTrak Advantages for Rehabilitation

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After injury or surgery
Early and safe weight bearing and gait training

Post-operative incisions
Early gait training – even before a patient is able to get into a pool

Transition & development
Ability to transition from minimal to moderate weight bearing status using incline features.

Natural movement
Simulates a more natural walking environment than a pool

Balance impairments, joint pain, significant weakness
Effective gait training and conditioning for those with balance impairments, joint pain, significant weakness or those who are frail and unsafe on a standard treadmill.

Hips
Excellent promotion of hip range of motion, especially hip extension, as well as complete hip strength. This is ideal for most THA patients.

Knees
Excellent promotion of terminal knee extension motion and strength, especially in reverse treadmill mode or by turning seat backward in frame. This is ideal for TKA as well as other knee patients.

Knees conditions
Effective for patients with various knee conditions including patello-femoral and anterior knee pain syndromes, chondral or meniscal defects, etc…

Neurological conditions
Facilitation of normal movement patterns in many patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, TBI, Spina Bifida, incomplete spinal cord injury, etc… This is an area that deserves further exploration, including patients with Post-CVA, MS, Post-Polio Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and so on.

New prosthetic devices
Accelerates gait training in clients with new prosthetic devices by promoting safety and comfort during muscular adaptation.

Obesity / Weight Control
Comfortable and effective form of conditioning in obese patients.

Running
Early and safe return to running motion.

Comfort
Unique and comfortable pelvic suspension system that is not as constricting, cumbersome and time-consuming as other systems.

Single leg facilitation
Able to train well leg while favoring involved leg as much or as little as necessary.

Use and Set-Up
Very simple to use and set up patients in clinic. Other systems require more room, equipment and set up time.

Cost effective
Inexpensive for patients and PTs.

Fun for patients to use.

Introduction to the GlideCycle
Gentle and effective introduction for GlideCycle candidates