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Do you have an attachment for my childs hands? It would be helpful to lean on. No. One of the major benefits from using the TAOS is that it uses the whole body working the trunk muscles for stability. We recommend a slow approach to using the TAOS. Some patients spend weeks working on head control without taking a step. They can then move on to trunk and lower body movements. When a patient can't walk well because of lack of head/trunk control it indicates that they need more time working on that. It is very different controling your head in a wheel chair and controling it during weight bearing. The rear wheels TAOS can be locked so that the child can work on that skill without having to move. You could also place the TAOS in a seated or standing position and work on occupational therapy using hand movements while upright. The weight shifts of moving the arms gives some children quite a workout of the neck and trunk muscles. If you are looking for a device to hold or occupy the hands so they do not move inappropriately we do not yet have a device, but we are aware of the issue. |