1. PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING GAIT THERAPY AND BALANCE TRAINING ...................4
• Partial Weight Bearing Gait Therapy and Balance Training........................................................4
• Benefits of Dynamic Unweighing Therapy....................................................................................6
2. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS............................................................................................................8
• Assembling The Offset Unweighing System .................................................................................8
3. USING THE BIODEX UNWEIGHING SYSTEM ........................................................................10
• Steering Casters ................................................................................................................................................10
• Positioning the Unweighing System for use with the
Biodex Gait Trainer and RTM Treadmill....................................................................................................10
• Positioning the Unweighing System for use with the Biodex Balance System......................10
• Determination of Body Weight Support .......................................................................................11
• Using the Universal Air Support Harness ...................................................................................12
• Attaching a Patient to the Unweighing System...........................................................................15
• Safety Tether Operation...................................................................................................................16
• Free Wheeling ...................................................................................................................................16
• Jogging ...............................................................................................................................................16
• Ambulation Stool..............................................................................................................................16
4. MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY INSPECTION ..........................................................................17
• Cleaning.............................................................................................................................................17
• Inspection ..........................................................................................................................................17
5. SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................19
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................20
7. ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILTY ......................................................................................23
8. REPLACEMENT..................................................................................................................................24
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