Training Stairs

Training stairs or wooden steps for stair training physical therapy are used to help retrain individuals in progressive stepping up and stepping down who have sustained injury or neurological compromise. The handrails provide for support using the upper body extremities, the stairs are surfaced with an anti-slip material to help ensure good friction when weight bearing in preventing slips and falls.

Training stairs in physical therapy help in the development of balance, coordination and have also been used to develop cardiorespiratory endurance through repetitive stepping exercises. The unique training stimulus of stairs is that it requires the individual to elevate the body against gravity and requires the activation of one leg while weight bearing as the other leg moves forward.

Individuals or conditions for which

• Lower body musculoskeletal injuries
• Stroke
• Spinal cord injury
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple Sclerosis