Paediatric Rehabilitation Corner Steps with Adjustable Handrails
Encouraging children to take part in physiotherapy can be challenging for even the most consummate healthcare professional, however the Paediatric Rehabilitation Corner Steps with Adjustable Handrails have been designed to make physical rehabilitation a more fun and playful experience for everyone involved. The steps are painted in bright colours to help create a friendly atmosphere and the anti-static carpet has great traction to help the kids feel safe and secure during the stepping exercises.
What Size Are the Paediatric Rehabilitation Corner Steps?
There are four 120mm steps on one side of the unit and three 160mm steps on the adjacent side of the unit. The tread size of each step is 500 x 210mm and there is a flat walking area of 525 x 525mm at the top of the steps.
What's the Maximum User Weight?
These steps are suitable for users who weigh a maximum of 64kg, which is equivalent to 10 stone.
How Much Do the Steps Weigh?
The steps themselves are sturdily made and weight 60kg.
What Are the Benefits of Step Exercises?
Step exercises have been shown to be especially effective for boosting muscle mass, improving balance and increasing coordination. Step exercises are also very efficient at building fitness due to the low impact nature of their use, they build a large amount of muscle while causing very little wear and tear on joints and cartilage which is ideal for children with early onset arthritis.
Who Can Benefit From Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Steps?
The Paediatric Rehabilitation Corner Steps with Adjustable Handrail have been designed to improve strength, balance and coordination. This makes them ideal for a wide range of physical and neurological conditions including:
- Acute flaccid myelitis
- Cerebral palsy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Early onset arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
Why Is Effective Stair Negotiation Therapy So Important?
For patients suffering from lower extremity impairment, lack of balance or other conditions that effect their ability to move; climbing stairs can be frightening, challenging and dangerous. Inability to perform daily living activities such as negotiating stairs can lead to a potential deterioration of their condition, making effective physiotherapy extremely important.
How Safe Are the Paediatric Corner Physiotherapy Steps?
The steps are covered in a high traction carpet and the powder coated steel hand rails have fantastic stability and grip which helps to offer a safe environment for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Allowing the therapist to focus on the gait and form of the patients steps instead of worrying about their safety will help improve therapeutic outcomes.
How Adjustable Is the Powdered Steel Hand Rail?
This handrail can be set to a minimum height of 33cm and a maximum height of 69cm. This level of adjustability allows you to tailor your physiotherapy to the individual needs of each child, and to treat a variety of different age ranges and physical abilities.
How Durable Are the Paediatric Physiotherapy Steps?
The robust design and high quality materials make these steps extremely durable, offering great value due to their versatility and longevity. The steps are made from oak and covered with a hard wearing, high traction carpet and the steel handrails are exceptionally resistant to wear and tear.
How Easy Are These Steps to Clean?
The bright and cheerful painted wood is easy to wipe clean and the anti-static carpet can be cleaned with any commercial grade vacuum cleaner. Similarly the steel handrails are quick and easy to sanitise with your choice of cleaning product.
Technical Specifications
- Maximum user weight: 64kg
- Weight of the steps: 60kg
- Overall dimensions (LxWxH): 1140 x 950 x 475mm
