GaitAid Testimonials

Testimonials

"I have used the GaitAid for my patients with varying stages of Parkinson's Disease, in addition to those sufferiing from other neurological disorders. The GaitAid has become a mainstay of my treatments, as it provides visual and auditory cues during gait training. All too often therapy concentrates on movements but neglects sensory inputs. With the GaitAid it is easy to provide true "sensorimotor" physical therapy. The biggest surprise is that it even helps chronic conditions and late-stage Parkinson's. Thank you GaitAid for allowing me to truly help my patients!"

Ben Weinstock, PT

Weinstock Physical Therapy, Brooklyn, NY

It was 15 Years ago when our family Doctor told us that my wife Jeanne was showing signs and could possibly have Parkinsonism .We were preparing that week to take Jeanne's Mother on a cross country road trip, which included stops in Steamboat,Colo., Las Vegas Nv. Where our Daughter lived, and South Lake Tahoe.
We were both shocked at the possibility of this being true. At that point we made the decision to go ahead with our trip and have further testing upon our return. Jeanne insisted we not tell her Mother until a definite diagnosis was made. I guess we were both wishing this could be a bad dream and we would wake up and all would be well.
We had a beautiful trip, however upon our return we had to face real life, Jeanne was diagnosed with having the first stages of Parkinsonism. At that time we owned a Decorating and Remodeling business, Jeanne did most of the Design, Crown Moldings and trim work, but her ability to accomplish this and other tasks diminished in just a few months because of her tremors.
Jeanne Says" I really miss the nice Clients we worked for and the ability to work and use my God given talents, I loved doing the drawings and paperwork. With medication my shaking has improved but my penmanship got so small it was hardly legible "
We operated the business a few more years and as Jeanne's symptoms worsened we retired in 1999.
Jeanne Says " Later on mobility became a serious problem, my shuffling got worse and the freezups became ever present, I was falling frequently, and was lucky I only had broken ribs on a couple of occasions, It became necessary to use a Scooter, Walker, and a Cane. Dan has always been there to help me and encourage me when tasks became difficult. Adjusting my medications didn't help a lot and often caused nausea Problems."
We always enjoyed visiting Family, But as the Disease progressed we were pretty much limited to day trips, the freezups and shuffling became severe of which medication had very little effect.
Jeanne has been a trooper through all of this, she has never given up hope or said, "I can't do this". Even with all the Therapy and exercise programs she has always been eager to do whatever is necessary.
This is the point in our lives when we heard by way of a newsletter from Northwest Parkinson's Foundation about a Company called Medigait and their Virtual Walker training device called Gait Aid,
After some research and reading testimonials, we talked to a representative, aquired the device, and started a training program. It takes us about one minute to put the device on and be ready to train. We started training 20 minutes twice daily every day, unless Jeanne was having an off day.
We immediately saw positive results, within 2 weeks a noted improvement, and after 3 months the Shuffling and freezups were almost non-existent, except sometimes in crowds.
As of April 2010 Jeanne has been training with the virtual Walker for I year, currently the training schedule is one 15 min. session on Monday and Tuesday then 5 days off.'on a flexible schedule'. Of course she still does her muscle strengthening and stretching exercises 3 mornings a week.
Medigait Support has always been more than helpful with the phases of the training and exercise programs.
The improvement over the past year is amazing to our Friends, our Doctors, and us.
Jeanne says "I have gained so much in the past year, My Freezups are now non existent except at times when I am in a large crowd, and my walking has improved so much I don't need to use my scooter .I still take my cane just for that feeling of security .My coordination in getting dressed has also improved considerably. Two weeks ago Dan and I took a 7-day vacation to Florida and South Alabama where I got to go fishing and walk barefoot on the beach, also caught more fish than Dan. I am so thankful I can now recapture many of the things I have been missing like Travel, Family visits, Fishing, Camping, Shopping, And music. We now meet with a group and play music on Thursdays, and I am relearning the mountain dulcimer"
I can't think of a person more deserving of this freedom than my wife Jeanne; she is a sweet person who has only good to say about everyone. We are both so thankful to Professor Baram for developing this device and to Audrey Holmes Baram for all her support.
Before the Virtual Walker became available we had pretty much exhausted our search for anything that would give us hope.
Our hope now is that others will be made aware of this device.

Dan Crace, Hamilton ,Alabama

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Dear Audrey, Yes, I am having good results using the medigait device. People are commenting on how much smoother and faster I am walking.
I am taking my time using it and find that most days I use it once rather than the two times you recommend. I am wanting to follow your advice and will see how it goes this week.
My eye doctor, my nurologist, my Pilatis teacher, my family have all tried it out and the docs said they would check it out on the web. The kids and grankids think its cool. Thanks for checking in.

Mary Lou Tromanhauser

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I have used it on 2 patients so far, both with very good results. The only bad news to report is that my patients are end-stage Parkinson's, with worsening dementia, hallucinations, etc., and I had to discharge one patient due to his medical complications. The other patient has made progress with her gait. Her freezing is definitely diminished. But she is also deteriorating.

Anyway, I am definitely a big fan of the MediGait. If I get a patient who is in an earlier stage of the disease I will let you know of the progress.

Sincerely
Ben Weinstock PT

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Thank you for your note. I received the GaitAid Walker and my first 2
sessions have been very encouraging. I was able to walk faster than normal
and without freezing--also I walked much more than I'm typically able to do.
I even walked around the block this afternoon which I haven't been able to
do in many, many months.

I am very excited to see what happens in the weeks to come!

Thanks,
Rita Hussung

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Hi Audry, I've been doing it almost every day --Today is the 1st day I Haven't used it In About 2 wks--When I 1st Read about only walking with them for about 20 minutes--I thought--Boy, are they Wimps ?? But that 1st day I took right off & walked for around a 1/2 Hour or 45 minutes--The next day I
could Hardly Move ??? Then Nancy--My Wife--Reminded me --I Haven't walked very much since 2006--And since I've been having Problems Breathing for about 4 yrs--I get tired out Pretty Fast --But It's really Helped me take off walking without a cane or anything else !!!! Thank You
Barney Speicher

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Hi Audrey its hard for me to type so this will be short. When I first put on the glasses I felt really safe my gait definitely improved I could change directions faster and turning was easier.--best Terry

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Hi Audrey,

I recieved my glasses today, I am so excited! I dont quite yet know what to do with them except walk which I have already tried with a marked improvement. I still have trouble going thru doorways but then again I have all but ten minutes of time with the glasses. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. I will keep in touch with you . And also those are two great looking kids that you have. What are their names? Thankyou for helping me in my quest to walk again.

Thanks again,
Dave Jackel

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"As soon as I tried it my mobility improved tremendously! For the first time in over a year I am already walking without a cane. I am so impressed and so greatful. I was dreading my planned trip out of the country until I received your glasses. I cannot wait to share the miracle with my friends who suffer from PD. Thank you!"

Daniel Neal, PD patient, Palm Springs, CA

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"I'm just so excited! The gait training gadget is working for George. The minute he put it on he walked down the hall without me helping him start up. So you can imagine how excited we are!"

Carol Stringer, Palo Alto, CA

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"Before using the Virtual Walker, I was very afraid to walk, it was impossible to keep up with anyone. I couldn't walk without my walker. I couldn't even open the front door of the apartment without losing my balance. Even though I had a million questions, I bought the device because I was willing to take a chance. I would only take my walker to the bathroom, not anywhere else. Now I go downstairs to get the mail and wander around the apartment. I didn't notice the change in my walking, my wife did. Now I practice up to 4 times a day. Thank you for such a beautiful product."

Steve Friedman, PD and MS patient, Brooklyn, NY

"I noticed a change in his walking in the very first session. After 10 or 15 minutes, I've never seen him walk like that since he got Parkinson's disease. He has MS too, so it's even harder. After the second day, he was walking much better. I hoped this would help because I had read about brain plasticity in my research, looking for something to help Steve. The Virtual Walker even helped Steve with his drop foot. It strengthens his muscles and helps with the quality of life. After using the device about 20 times he has now started to walk short distances without any aid at all. No cane or walker. The nice part is the device makes you want to do it properly. He likes it. We would never send this device back. I've not seen anything else that helps as much as this. I hope a lot of people will use this device. They will benefit."

Margarita Friedman, wife of PD and MS patient

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"I ordered the gaitaid for my father. He now calls it his magic box. As soon as he put it on he was able to walk through doorways without freezing. He wore just the audio to play golf and won the round. Is it the sound and video together that might retrain his brain?
I am sold on it. We have been telling everyone about it. Dad took it to his last doctor's appointment to show it off.

We think it is fantastic. From the moment my Dad put it on he stopped freezing. We took a walk on Thanksgiving with the device on and my Dad actually skipped. I hope you will get my message on the forum also.
Thank you for your support and for the GaitAid."
Debra Snook, Clarkston WA

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I do feel the GaitAid has helped me. My big problem now is tremor and dyskinesia that I am trying to resolve by adjusting my meds with little success so far. I have tried to use the gaitaid when I am tremoring but find it difficult as my head tremors as well. But, I have not given up on it and feel that it has helped even though I have not been able to give it the attention I should. I plan to take it along to my next neuro appt. Will stay in touch and appreciate your note.

Thank you,
Sharon

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"Today I took the goggles to the Brooklyn Parkinson Group.

The most amazing results were achieved by those who had the worst gait!!!

One man who besides having Parkinson had had a stroke recently and his limbs
were all over the place. After five minutes of practice he was having total
control of his legs and arms. At the end I asked him to test his residual
memory. He walked as well as if he had the googles and walked back into the
room proud and tall!

Another person had very bad stability. He walked crossing his right foot in
front of his left one constantly. I called this fact to his attention and
asked to keep each foot on each side of the tiles. That solved the problem
and he began to walk better and better until he got the right rhythm,
started swinging his arms, had long steps, sometimes slow, sometimes fast,
all of them of even length. Residual memory was also fantastic.

I wish you had been there. You would have rejoiced!"

Margarita Friedman, Brooklyn, NY

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"My father is 68 years old. He has been suffering from Parkinson disorder for 10 years. He has been using Audio-Visual Walker device almost a year. From the first time he used the device I could see huge mprovement. The most important thing was that from the freezing state he often suffered, he could walk again free. Now he no longer has problems with walking and walks like a healthy person. He doesn't need to use the device any more."
Itay Kavaler, Israel, son of a Parkinson's disease patient

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"When Jerry puts on the glasses and uses the device his gait is so markedly improved that I wouldn't automatically perceive that he has Parkinsons."

Leah Strauss, Julian, CA

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"Steve got diagnosed with MS in 1988. He was doing fine but about 6
or 7 years ago he began having problems with his balance and frequent falls.
Because of that he began walking looking at the floor and with his back
bent. It only aggravated the problem. By the time he was diagnosed with
Parkinson he got even worst and weaker because he is was so afraid of
falling that he developed strange positions to "keep his balance".
I wished I had learned about this devise four five years ago. We would not
be having these problems now. Yesterday, while we were doing our 30 minute
practice he told me something that was very revealing.
He said:
"I feel my body is more real. The leg that is usually numb I can feel it
when I am walking. It is like connected to my body. Do you know what I
mean?"
We were able to walk three times around the corridor. The third one was a request of his. The
last stretch was on residual memory. It was great!

And if I understand what is going on it means that he is already creating
new healthy synapses that are overriding the damaged ones!

Unfortunately he is in worst shape than any
other MS patient I have seen. He hates to exercise and finds all kinds
of excuses to avoid it. Fortunately he enjoys using the googles."

Margarita Friedman-wife of MS and PD patient Brooklyn,NY

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"I have been using the Gait aid for about 2.5 weeks. When I get up in the mornings, I walk much better even before I take my medications. My shuffling gait is also getting better. I feel that I am beginning to walk with more confidence. My feet used to always bother me after walking. Now they do not bother me at all. I am hoping that my speed will increase. I use the Gait aid every day for 20 minutes. "

A couple months later...

"I try to use the GaitAid every day for 15 minutes, weather permitting. After using it, I can see a marked improvement in my gait. I move easier, and I think that I have more speed right after using it. While I am using it, the tremor in my right hand is worse but subsides later. I had my yearly physical with my neurologist, Dr. Ryan Uitti, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL this past Wednesday. Basically, he saw no changes and did no additions to my medications. I consider it a great checkup. The previous 3 years have shown changes and called for medication changes. I have started Tai Chi for balance. I hope that using the GaitAid before class will help. I would love to hear from others using the GaitAid and compare results. I think my voice is better also."

Bill Pitner, Simons Island, GA

"The results clearly indicate that the device helps patients with MS control their gait. The degree of improvement is proportional to the degree of impairment. The results support the potential role of the device as a rehabilitation modality in MS, and substantiate their specific implementation in efforts to alleviate, improve, and restore mobility in patients with gait disturbances due to neurological disorders in general."

Ariel Miller, MD, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Carmel Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine & Research Institute

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"I have MS, use a walker and would like to stand up straight and walk as normally as possible, but I use the walker at work, etc because of my balance problems. I walk
with the Medigait [GaitAid] on the side of the house with a cane and use the wall for support. Since I started using the Medigait I could walk more, stand up straighter and walk more and not become nearly as tired when I practiced walking without it. I was starting to not lean on the wall so much for support, but the weather is hot now, but I will practice more anyway. It felt good to be able to walk more effortlessly and freely without feeling so much fatigue. I had to make myself stop sometimes after a while, It's an experience that feels good. My best hope now is relying on Tysabri to keep me stable and waiting for stem cell therapy (I hear it is happenning in Isreal), but in the meanwhile it's nice to have something non-invasive to help you walk better."

Karen Neely, Camarillo CA

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Dear Audrey and Amir,

You are changing the world: Some of us have new life because of you. I want to tell you my story and the part Medigait plays in it, in case it motivates other people to benefit from your work.

I became crippled in 2001, (though it took until 2006 before a doctor suggested that the cause might be Multiple Sclerosis). I didn't let it stop me. And my condition was bad. The physician who treated me the first year told me that 70 % of folks who suffered what I did "climb into bed, never get back out, and do nothing with the rest of their lives." For some reason, I couldn't do that, I couldn't give up. I don't say this to brag; it is just my story, so it is the only one I can tell. For example, I wrote and sold two books, dictating their contents from bed.

For months I lay sick, trying to find spiritual answers to the overwhelming dilemmas long-term illness brought. The Divine filled my mind with lessons - - original prayers, meditations, spiritual exercises, visualizations, and other solutions, all of which helped me a great deal. (Yes, God spoke directly to me, my divine Parent and Teacher, as She will to anyone who listens.) I desperately needed the spiritual sustenance these lessons gave me.

I was in such bad physical shape that it took a year and a half before I could sit. I could not even be propped up by pillows in bed. I had to lie flat, because just a pillow under my head was too painful. That year and a half was not spent passively waiting; I had to be aggressive: For example, a physical therapist gave me mega-amounts of exercise to do. Another example: I refused pain meds. I am not against them, mind you, but I personally needed the feedback the pain gave me during physical therapy.

The exercise had to start very small. For example, my "walks" outside began with my inching my way along, shuffling, until I was thirty seconds away from my house, then I would carefully turn around, and shuffle the thirty seconds back home. That was a marathon!

I was so weak that speaking could injure me. At one point, the vertigo was bad enough that, if I got out of bed, I had to fall right back in or I would have fallen on the ground. The pain was awful. Despite all my efforts from the very beginning, I got weaker and weaker, until I was a few months from dying.

But I am a stubborn woman, and kept pushing. I now have another ten-thirty years in me.
I changed my diet, researched medicinal herbs, and so on. And, as I said, I applied the spiritual info that came from the Divine. I often ignored Western Medical views, became I didn't like the odds they gave me. I cannot say in one letter all the things I did and all the things I changed to improve my health, but I needed to change everything. I even moved all the way across the U.S. because, in my case, healing demanded leaving the city and living in the country.

It is a miracle to be alive, to be able to sit all day now, and to be far higher functioning than I was seven years back. I can do all sort of things! I take long walks! (I can walk but I am not structurally stable. So I cannot stop or navigate around anything. I stay aloft by sheer momentum. But I live outside of town, where no one else walks, and I just start out the door and keep going. Aside from that, I usually have to be in a wheelchair to leave the house: If I was walking, and someone cut in front of me, I could not stop. I would just fall down, or slam into them; so my easily injured body would get badly hurt. But at least I can careen through the beautiful countryside!) Like many people with disabilities, I have figured out how to navigate "around" my physical limits somewhat.

Things keep improving. I have become strong enough that speaking is less exhausting. In fact, about a year ago I started being able to sing again, though my singing voice is not as strong as it was once. At that time, I also got strong enough to learn a musical instrument, something I could never have done even a few years ago.

It has been seven years since I woke up one morning crippled, and the lessons continue. Despite the fact that not many people improve to the degree I did, I am still seriously crippled. And I knew I could mend more, and faster. That's when Medigait came into my life.

I had rejected the prevalent Western Medical model that scarred myelin sheath cannot be healed. I knew deep down that it could heal, or that at least it was possible to "rewire" the nervous system, so that if one part of it could not work, the messages usually relayed by that part could flow along a new pathway. I worked hard at making this happen, and had real success. But it was so hard doing it without support. I had to figure out, all on my own, how to accomplish it, step by step. I made up all sorts of methods. Luckily, I had training in everything from dance to shamanism to movement efficiency to inform me, and I also trusted my hunches and the sensory input my body gave me. Sure nuf, if part of my body could not do its job, another part would take over. ((Now I am finding articles by doctors and scientists who agree with me about rewiring the nervous system. It is a good thing that, a few years back, I didn't listen to the professionals who said that what I am trying is impossible, or I would be in way worse shape!)

In any case, I wasn't consistent with the rewiring sessions: It was too hard to make it all up, on top of physical therapy and the daily struggle of living with Multiple Sclerosis. Then I found out about Medigait: I believed it was possible to re-pattern the brain's functions, and the GaitAid does it for me - - what a relief! I don't have to create methods myself anymore! All I have to do is put on the GaitAid and follow the instructions that come with it. It does the work for me. Now, the repatterning is happening at a fast rate.

You guys did the research and testing needed to create Gaitaid. That is a lot of work, too much for me to do! My efforts to come up with techniques to accomplish some of what the Gaitaid does were truly successful. However, I had to keep refining the methods I created, on and on, which didn't leave me with enough energy to consistently use what I was creating.

Medigait has helped me in other ways as well. Though my progress before Medigait was exceptional, it is not enough - - I want maximum progress! After experiencing insufficient improvement for such a long time, the Gaitaid motivates me to work toward all the health that is possible. I had lost my steam in some ways. But the progress possible with a Gaitaid made me believe in myself again! And it renewed my hope for recovery. As a result, I was able to recommit to a more vigorous physical therapy exercise program that I had done in recent years. That program, in and of itself, is improving my movement.

My sex drive has returned some recently. I think this is due to my overall health getting better, but I suspect that the GaitAd has played a part too, simply by waking up my body. It is a gift to feel sexual again.

Overcoming physical disabilities as extreme as mine does not happen if you think others should do all the work for you. I have to be pro-active. But the success I am having from the GaitAid gives me tremendous motivation to do whatever is needed to become as strong and healthy as possible.

Using the Gaitaid motivates me in another way, too. During practice sessions with it, I have better posture and an easier stride, both of which send my brain the message that I am strong and capable of dealing with this illness. It gives me a sense of empowerment. I feel more confident in my own ability to heal.

Because of the GaitAid, I have so much hope that I can get a lot better. Someday, maybe I will be strong enough to speak in the morning (I have times of day when I am less capable) and will be able to walk through a store or concert arena instead of being wheeled through. Maybe if I keep researching ways to overcome Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and keep applying what I discover, the exhaustion that plagues me daily will end. (The fatigue is still so great that I sometimes cannot think straight enough to put a sentence together, cannot go out often because it is too tiring, and have to limit how much I even talk. However, I am less tired that I used to be!)

When I first started using the GaitAid, I asked friends for feedback. One friend told me I lurched less from side to side when walking. I did not know I lurched, but the GaitAid lessened it anyway. (I guess the lurching was part of the constant momentum that keeps me aloft when walking.)

Another friend said that my lower body was much less clenched and tense when moving. (If my understanding of MS is right, it can cause spasms that won't leave, despite stretches, massage, and the like. When I first got sick, my whole body was like a clenched fist, radically restricting movement. I am still unclenching, bit by bit. It takes a lot of persistence and experimenting.) It has been a few months of using the GaitAid now, so I asked for more feedback. She said I am even more relaxed while walking, and walk in a rhythmic and more fluid manner.

Today after doing my GaitAid session, I had a strong sense of my feet and legs UNDER me, holding me up. MS has made my feet somewhat numb, so today's experience gives me hope and motivation.

One challenge I had after getting a GaitAid is that, though it is waking up the nerves needed to walk in a more balanced, fluid, normal gait, I still didn't see how I could leave the house without a wheelchair. As I said, trying to walk, navigating around people in a store or office or even on the street, would badly injure me, because I am easily injured and structurally unstable. However, I am hoping that while the GaitAid is creating the nervous impulses (or whatever they are) to walk better, it is also waking up nerves that feed any muscles that might hold me steady. Perhaps as I walk more normal in the GaitAid sessions, the muscles to hold me thus will kick in. Also, as I said, I am doing more physical therapy, to the same ends. Mind you, the weakness is not just muscular; it is also in my joints. So the joints get seriously injured a lot. As I said, just speaking can damage me. But if my muscles get strong enough hold my joints in place well enough that they stop getting injured, maybe they will have a chance to get healthy and provide stability.

One last thing: Audrey, the support you give during our talks has been amazing. Your insights into how I use the Gaitaid and your suggestions about how I personally might best apply the Gaitaid have been so helpful.

Thank you. Thank you. Great inventions don't always get used, no matter how much press or other attention they receive. So I don't know how many people have bought your product yet. But whatever happens, keep going, because you are making such a difference for those of us who do use a GaitAid.

And that's my story. Feel free to share it if it will help anyone.

Warmly,
Francesca De Grandis

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Steve Friedman, PD and MS patient, Brooklyn, NY

Margarita Friedman, wife of PD and MS patient

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"Today I took the goggles to the Brooklyn Parkinson Group.

The most amazing results were achieved by those who had the worst gait!!!

I wish you had been there. You would have rejoiced!"

Margarita Friedman, Brooklyn, NY

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And if I understand what is going on it means that he is already creating
new healthy synapses that are overriding the damaged ones!

Unfortunately he is in worst shape than any
other MS patient I have seen. He hates to exercise and finds all kinds
of excuses to avoid it. Fortunately he enjoys using the googles."

Margarita Friedman-wife of MS and PD patient Brooklyn,NY

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"Farida used "GaitAid" in Baku, and it helped her undoubtedly. But three months ago Farida felt worse and moved to Moscow where she received a course of medical treatment by "Mitoxantron" preparation. Last week she flew to Moscow again and received the second session and after 3 months she will get the last session with "Mitoxantron". She will also use "GaitAid", but it is mostly an instrument for rehabilitation, not for treatment. However, your device is useful, and Tofik is very thankful to you for your care."
Tofik is father of Farida suffering from MS, Russia"

"I am Judy Campbell and I live in Colorado. 13 years ago our son who was then 25 began to lose his balance. There is much I could go into but I will save that if anyone is interested. Brandon who is now 38 has coped with falling for many years. He has coped with the Police stopping him and giving him a breathalizer test. He carries a letter from his Neurologist..to present when that happens. Brandon never drinks or uses drugs...he just can't walk straight. Brandon has Adult on-set of Atrophy of the Cerebellum. Neurologists are not able to say why...they have ruled out genetic. Neurologists are not able to offer any help...except try this drug or that drug. This gaitaid device is the first hope we've ever seen to try to improve Brandon's walking. Brandon started Saturday 11-15-2008. His first experience was good. He started in our back yard...just walking with the device. I was shocked...his feet were closer together and he didn't have his hands OUT to try and prevent a FALL. Hope we do have... that other parts of the brain can take over for what his cerebellum can't do. Both his dad and I tried on the device to get an understanding of how it works. It's simple to use and it may create a pattern that will help when the device is not worn. I will keep you all posted on how this goes. So far Brandon has used the device 4 times...twice at home and then at a near-by park by himself twice. Brandon says it seems to help him. The key has to be practice...to re-train the brain. Let us know how you are doing...hoping to get Brandon on here. He works full time and spends a lot of his time...with music and writing. But the main thing Brandon has always done is to keep physically fit as fit as possible...to retain the brains flexibility. We are truly HOPEFULL as hard as it is to deal with these awful conditions...for Atrophy of the Cerebellum there is no cure...make it better is a wonderful HOPE." Judy

and two weeks later...

"I have hesitated to post again..because Brandon would and could say it BETTER. I keep hoping he will Post since he's the one using the device. Audrey...this device is Very Special and it really is Helping Brandon. Brandon says this...it's HELPING me. I see it too...he's more steady on his feet, more sure of his walking. No this isn't a cure at all but any gains walking with better balance...is close to a miracle. Subjectively speaking...I see at least 20% improvement or 30%. Brandon is using it Daily...taking it to work with him, to use at his breaks. It is winter here and dark early...so he couldn't wait till he was home. Audrey, please post this for me...it is the TRUTH. We will not be sending this Back...even though it is guaranteed return. 10% improvement would have been Great but his great device is doing better than we could even HOPE for. Yes it seems so simple, the gaitaid..but the key is using it alot and Brandon is
doing that. We can hardly wait till it's use "once in awhile"...to remind his Brain. Thank you so very much. I have contact with so many who this device will be a plus for...but I haven't said yet...waiting for Brandon to reach his maximum with the device. Brandon says he will post soon...and Only he can say it BEST.

Respectfully,

Judy Campbell" Littleton CO