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The LifeWalker Upright’s price point of nearly $1,800 is also a deterrent. “In the U.S., people with disabilities are among the lowest incomes, as a group, of any demographic,” he said.

Comfort and support. Upright walkers are designed to improve user comfort. Besides supporting an upright posture, the unit incorporates comfortable armrests to support both your right and left sides.

And I’m upright.” Ingber is such an avid supporter of the LifeGlider because of what it means to people with balance issues that she volunteers her time to moderate a LifeGlider Users Group on ...

Boomers are twice as likely to use walkers and other ambulatory devices than the previous generation — 6.9 percent versus 3.3 percent — according to a 2013 study published in the Journal of ...

Jack VanAusdall, a medical massage therapist based in Loveland, beams whenever he speaks about the first test of A Better Walker, an upright walker that he has been developing since 2013.