StairTrainer

Safe training – step by step

At Præsthøjgården in Dagnæs – in the southern part of the city of Horsens, Denmark – a large part of the municipality’s rehabilitation takes place. Here, Vital Horsens runs a training centre where citizens work purposefully to regain strength, balance and everyday function.

Here we meet a woman who is nearing the end of her rehabilitation programme. She lives with COPD and other lifestyle-related challenges and has spent the past months participating in a varied training programme focusing on strength, balance and endurance.

An important part of the training takes place on the StairTrainer V2.

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Stair training in a safe environment

Stairs are part of everyday life for many people – at home, in public buildings and around the city. For many patients, stairs can be one of the last challenges before they feel ready to manage on their own again.

With the StairTrainer V2, stair training can take place in controlled and safe surroundings. The step height can be adjusted so that training starts with small steps and gradually increases as the patient progresses.

This flexibility makes the StairTrainer an effective tool in rehabilitation, where the goal is to restore both physical strength and confidence in movement.

Balance, endurance, strength

In the training room we meet a woman who is in the final phase of her rehabilitation programme. She is in good spirits and ready for the last exercise of the day.

To finish the session, she walks up and down the StairTrainer V2 several times. The steps are taken at a calm pace – often without holding the handrail. Not because she is not allowed to, but because she wants to challenge her balance.

She quickly runs out of breath, but that does not stop her. A smile, a short remark – and then another trip up the steps.

The goal is simple:
To manage everyday stairs again.

At home she has stairs leading up to her apartment. That is why training on the StairTrainer has a direct and meaningful connection to everyday life – step by step.

"I have stairs up to my apartment at home, so it means a lot to be able to train this here. It gives me confidence knowing that I can manage them."

A flexible training tool

StairTrainer V2 is developed for both rehabilitation and maintenance training.

The steps can be adjusted from very low heights to more realistic stair heights, allowing users to gradually build strength and confidence in their movements.

The battery-powered construction on wheels also makes the equipment mobile, so it can be moved between training rooms without the need for fixed installation.

This means several departments can share the same equipment, and therapists can position the StairTrainer exactly where it fits best in the training session.

"With the StairTrainer we can start small and gradually increase the step height. That way citizens build both strength and confidence in using stairs again."

Training that goes beyond the machine

At Præsthøjgården, the StairTrainer is not only used for individual rehabilitation programmes. There are also group sessions focusing on balance, endurance and strength – all with the same goal:

To give citizens the confidence and physical ability to manage everyday life independently again.

For the woman we meet today, that goal is close.

Her rehabilitation programme is nearly complete.

But the stairs – those she already has under control.

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StairTrainer is a rehabilitation and training aid. If you have an injury it is important to commence your rehabilitation quickly, to give yourself the most chance of regaining as much of your prior mobility and fitness as possible. StairTrainer is a mobile, fully adjustable staircase that is used to support patients in rehabilitation as they learn to use stairs again.