CART WALKERS
Design from Handling the Young
Cerebral Palsied Child at Home,
Finnie. (See p. 638.)
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The added weight in the cart can As the child progresses, he
help the child stand firmly—and can change his grip from the
makes learning to walk more fun. front bar to the side bars.
ROLLER SEAT AND TRICYCLE WALKERS
Useful for a child
with cerebral palsy
who ‘bunny hops’
(crawls pulling
both legs forward
together). Seat
holds legs apart.
The ‘chimney’ helps
child keep his arms
up and apart.
Design from Handling
the Young Cerebral
Palsied Child at Home,
Finnie (See p. 638.)
Wheels on this cart walker are
made from the round seed pods of
a tree in Mexico, called Hava de
San Ignacio.
Stable for
the beginner
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WALKERS FOR SITTING AND STANDING
SPIDER WALKER
Useful for the small
child severely affected
by cerebral palsy.
SADDLE-TYPE WALKER
Design from UPKARAN
Manual (See p. 642.)
Pad the frame.
rounded
padded
bolt seat
CAUTION: Sitting walkers should
usually be used, if at all, as an
early and temporary step toward
walking. With them, the child
does not learn to balance well
and the hips are often at an angle
which can form contractures (see
Chapter 8, p. 86).
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