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Mobility Research
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editorial
: research
: education
: users corner
: did you know
: products
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800 332 WALK |
www.LiteGait.com |
2007 VOLUME 1 |
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Editorial
Welcome to our inaugural issue of our E-newsletter! We wish to provide
an avenue for discussion of the latest research studies pertaining to
physical medicine and rehabilitation.
While we all want to stay current in our profession, the daily schedule
of patients, paperwork and family time leaves little or no time for
such luxuries as reading lengthy research articles. Mobility Research
has designed this newsletter in hopes that we can keep you, the
clinician, up to date on the latest published information on gait and
balance related issues for both children and adults. In addition to
the research article summary, you will find commentaries, continuing
education course schedule, and the latest in product information.
Please feel free to share your ideas for any of the sections.
Research
Effects of Traditional Treatment and Partial Body Weight Treadmill Training
on the Motor Skills of Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study
Denise M. Begnoche, PT, and Ken H. Pitetti, PhD, FACSM
This study was designed to examine the effects of partial body weight
treadmill training (PBWTT) combined with intensive traditional physical
therapy treatment on motor and ambulatory skills in children with cerebral
palsy. Five children between the ages of 2 and 10 participated in a four
week therapy program consisting of three to four two-hour sessions per week.
Outcomes were measured and analyzed using standardized testing procedures
such as pedographs and the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). Results
included positive measurable outcomes of the paired methods, indicated by
improved motor and ambulatory skills in individual children. Thus,
intensive episodes of physical therapy of reasonable frequency and duration
performed in combination with PBWTT may be effective in improving motor
skills of children with spastic CP. (Pediatric Physical Therapy 2007;
19:11-19)
Click to read more.
Education
CEU Seminars
Mobility
Research is engaged in an intensive educational program which
includes inservices, seminars, lectures, exhibits, and onsite
training sessions. Our accredited CEU seminars are taught
by independent clinicial instructors, considered experts in
the field of Gait Therapy and the treatment of children and
adults with neurological and motor impairments. For a complete
listing of upcoming CEU seminars
click here.
LiteGait Training
Mobility Research believes that an educated LiteGait user is a successful
LiteGait user. Mobility Research provides 2 on-site training options in
addition to free At-Factory training. We always welcome any customer to
our headquarters in Tempe, AZ for hands on training. This simply requires
an appointment – you tell us when you are in town, and we will work with
you! The on-site options are the 4 hour or all day formal training
sessions. For details on training options
click here.
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Users' Corner |
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Dear LiteGait,
Hello. I am writing to tell you how spectacularly your product has
helped my son Jeffrey. Jeffrey has been rehabilatating from a severe
hemmoraghe in the Pons of his brainstem. We heard of your product about
two years ago. I had talked with another mom who raved about it and
said it was way better than any walker she had used. I did some
research and realized she was absolutely correct. It took me just about
a year to get the State of Arizona to agree and fund it for my son. We
have been working daily on it since we got it. Jeffrey has had two
orthopedic surgeries and was able to recover very quickly due to the
LiteGait. I have seen tremendous progress in balance and core strength
and correct gait pattern all due to your LiteGait. I only wish I had
this from day one. I tell other moms and therapists the great results
we have had and encourage them to check it out. Thank you for making
an amazing product that is user friendly and 100% effective!
Sincerely,
Herma Bristol
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Did You Know? |
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Mobility Research provides a forum for
clinicians to post their specific questions, success stories,
experiences and ideas related to patient treatment and LiteGait use.
Membership is free to all LiteGait users and other clinicians, and we
welcome your participation. Visit
LiteGait.org to register today! All
you need is a valid email address to join. And as always, your e-mail
and any other information will not be shared.
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Products |
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Mobility Research is pleased to announce our new LiteGait devices with
new options and products, all designed with the clinician and patient in mind:
FlexAble Yoke
- for challenging patients as they improve
- allows the therapist to adjust the yoke (top) from its
normal rigid (fixed) state to move up and down with the normal
vertical movement of the patient during higher walking speeds
- simple to use with the turn of a knob
The Platform System
- for ease of treatment
- raises the walking surface of the treadmill so
therapists can adopt a more ergonomically correct position while
treating patients in the LiteGait
- works great with specially made LiteGait I-400E – its 40
inches of lift stroke are more than enough to take a patient from
sit to stand and up over the platformed treadmill
- system can be used with even your tallest patients
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Upcoming Events
Inservices
Mobility
Research is currently scheduling educational sales presentations
throughout the U.S. Please call 800-332-9255 to schedule an appointment,
or
click here to submit a request.
Visit us at:
Florida Physical Therapy Assocoiation Conference
Daytona Beach, FL
August 10-11, 2007
AAPM&R Conference
Boston, MA
September 27-29, 2007
Texas State PT Conference
Galveston, TX
October 19-20, 2007
NDTA Conference
Tempe, AZ
November 3, 2007
APTA Private Practice Meeting & Convention
San Diego, CA
November 8-9, 2007
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Mobility Research, PO Box 3141, Tempe, Arizona 85280
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