Side Stepping and Suspended Walking Using a Gait Trainer Enhances Walking Ability Willow is working hard on her hip muscle strength in therapy sessions, at home, and at school, but can find it challenging. In therapy sessions, she works with her physical therapist on activities such as side-stepping in the parallel bars but needs hands-on guidance to achieve the correct movement. Her physical therapist thought using the side-stepping feature of the Leckey MyWay+ would enable Willow to work on her muscle strength independently while being properly supported by the chest harness. 10/9/2023 Keep Reading
Reflecting on the Changing Standard of Care for Children with SMA I recently started to think about how the standard care of children with neuromuscular conditions, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in particular, has changed in such a short space of time. 10/2/2023 Keep Reading