Restoring locomotion and functional mobility through individualized care, innovative technologies, and sheer determination.
Individualized care, unmatched technology
The Locomotor Recovery Program at Sheltering Arms Institute utilizes advanced rehabilitation technologies and transdisciplinary expertise to help patients relearn walking and related ambulatory skills.
With decades of combined experience, our team blends medical and therapeutic expertise with modern, state-of-the-science technologies to help our patients achieve optimal outcomes.
Redefining walking therapy
Powered by a broad range of therapeutic and assistive technologies, patients who receive locomotor training at Sheltering Arms Institute use robotics, bodyweight support systems, and other walking technologies to achieve incredible outcomes.
A 360-degree over-ground assistive walking device, the Motek RYSEN delivers advanced therapy with 3D body weight-supported gait and balance training.
Treating balance and gait conditions, the Motek C-Mill supports walking recovery by blending a treadmill with augmented and virtual reality.
Leveraging dynamic bodyweight support, the Bioness Vector Elite facilitates locomotor training, pre-gait, and balance therapy without the risk of falling.
The Lokomat from Hocoma delivers robot-assisted walking therapy and body weight-supported treadmill training to increase stepping repetition and improve walking function.
A robotic exoskeleton that allows patients to walk over ground, the EKSO is designed to maximize walking recovery.
Providing the support patients need to walk without the fear of falling, the Hocoma Andago is a free-moving bodyweight support system that allows patients to move freely through a variety of environments, including the hospital.
I felt like I put in a hard day’s work, but I needed someone to give me a hard day’s work first. The team at Sheltering Arms Institute understands that you have to put in the work to get something out of it. They never gave up on me.
Measurable impact, optimal outcomes
Walking therapy at Sheltering Arms Institute is focused on helping patients achieve their best results and return to a fulfilling life.
Patients who have experienced a stroke and work with the locomotor recovery specialist see a greater than 100% improvement in their outcome measure scores related to balance.
Patients who have experienced a spinal cord injury and work with the locomotor recovery specialist see a greater than 800% improvement in their scores related to walking ability.
Understanding walking therapy
Walking therapy at Sheltering Arms Institute utilizes advanced rehabilitation technologies and transdisciplinary expertise to help patients restore possibilities for walking and related ambulatory skills.
Individuals with neurological injuries such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and/or other neurological impairments.
The duration of walking therapy varies and is determined by a consultation with a locomotor specialist. Walking therapy sessions typically last until the patient graduates from inpatient physical rehabilitation.
Patients participate in walking therapy on a daily basis while admitted to inpatient physical rehabilitation.
Start your Journey
Contact a specialist at Sheltering Arms Institute to learn more about how you can gain more freedom in your everyday life.
