The Kaye Posture Control Walker
Description
The Kaye Posture Control Walker (Ireland) is designed to make walking easier, whilst improving postural alignment. It has an open-front “barrier-free” design which helps to improve the user’s social development and interaction skills with others. It also enables the user to get closer to school desks and work surfaces. The rear bar is also an important feature of the Kaye Walker as it acts as a stimulus on the user’s hip extensors, prompting the user to take the next step.
As a child grows and the walker is adjusted in height, the “footprint” of the walker increases, thus ensuring the walker remains stable throughout. It has an easy-folding aluminum frame with height-adjustable legs. The legs can be fitted with different wheel options to suit both the user’s abilities and the environment.
Each frame can be accessorized with a range of supports including oversized activity wheels, forearm supports, a seating unit, and a pelvic stabilizer with an extensor pad. Check the Accessories Tab for more details.
Available on HSE Contract 9229
Sizes
Select the Right Size Frame – Measure from the floor to the crease of the user’s palm with their arms placed at their side. Allow for a few degrees of flexion (or bend) at the elbow. Hands should be at the same height as the hips (consistent for all-wheel types).
Colours
W1/2 – White
W1 – Mint Green
W2- Orange
W3 – Blue
W4L Brown
W4H -Brown
W5 – Silver
Accessories
Depending on the users’ abilities and the terrain, you can choose from a selection of wheels ranging from fixed front wheels and directional locking swivel wheels to oversize activity wheels for use on uneven grass and rough terrain.
Front-wheel
- Bidirectional straight wheels– fixed (non-swivel) 5″ wheels that only allow for forwarding movement.
- Directional Locking swivel wheels– 5″ all-weather castor-style wheels that combine swivel and fixed functions in one design.
- ActivityBidirectional (straight) wheels – 9″ oversized activity wheels are ideal for family walks and country paths.
Rear-wheel / leg
- Unidirectional (anti-return) Silent Wheels– a 5″ wheel with a built-in braking mechanism prevents the walker from rolling backward.
- Two-Way Wheels– allowing both forward and reverse movement
- Conversion legs (ferrules)– these rear legs do not have wheels but have rubber ferrules instead.
Positional accessories available include; a pelvic stabilizer with an extensor pad (with or without a pelvic belt); fold down seat, a support harness, and a range of forearm supports with alternative handholds/grips – are available for those who are unable to extend, or weight-bear, through their forearms.
Jim Mallon –
Best walker ever
Kevin Mulcahy –
I received my new Kaye Walker recently and I am very pleased with it. It is sturdy and robust and so convenient in getting around. I have cerebral palsy, spastic diplegia, which affects my legs and this walker allows me to straighten up when I walk and helps me to walk more efficiently, enhancing my independence and quality of life. I really appreciate it so much and I would recommend this walker for anyone with cerebral palsy or any disability which affects walking. It is so reliable and it makes life easier and that is such a bonus!
Simon –
Thanks Kevin, its always a pleasure !