GlideCycle GlideTrak Setup guide

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GlideTrak™ Training Guide

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Table of Contents
1: GlideTrak™ Features & Specifications
2. GlideTrakTM Training Guide
3: GlideTrak™ Drawing with Correct Set-Up Tips
4: GlideTrak™ Quick Start Guide
5: GlideCycle™ Unweighted Training Products
1. Unweighted Training Concept
2. Neurological Rehabilitation Applications
3. Orthopedic Applications
4. Orthopedic Conditions
5. Sport Rehabilitation
6. Athletic Performance Enhancement
7. Weight Loss and Management
8. Geriatric Clients
9. Prosthetic Training
10. Aerobic Exercise
11. Core Strengthening & Balance Training
12. Personal Fitness Tool for Healthy Individuals
13. Fitness Center Applications
14. Adaptive Sports Programs
15. Applications in School Therapy and Adaptive PE Programs
6: GlideTrak™ & GlideCycle™ Products
1. GlideTrak™ Overview
2. GlideCycle™ Overview
3. Unweighted Training
7: GlideTrak™ Sample Orthopedic Protocols
1. ACL
2. Total Knee Arthroplasty
3. Total Hip Arthroplasty
4. Meniscal Repair
5. Non-Operative MCL Injury (Grade 2-3)
8: Business Value Proposition & Billing Codes

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From The Leaders in Unweighted Technology
The New Standard in Body
Unweighted Therapy
GlideTrak™ is proud to offer the most comprehensive, versatile and
affordable Body Unweighted Treadmill Training for your patients.
GlideTrak’s™ unique, comfortable suspension system is the first of its kind
and provides all of the body support necessary to remove harmful joint
impact. Your patients can now enjoy safe, pain-free walking or running
exercise beyond their limitations.
Features
Easily convert YOUR treadmill to a Body Unweighted System Now
Saddle assembly removable for regular treadmill use
Patented suspension seating concept progressively lifts patients by the
pelvis without pressure to sensitive perineal tissues
Simple strap adjustments allow desired amount of unweighting from non
to full weight bearing
Safe, secure exercise with optional shoulder stabilizing strap
Effective upright mobility, gait training and the ability to walk or run again
Ability to walk within frame over a floor or treadmill
Extends joints fully and allows motion gains not achieved on other
exercise machines
Earlier weight bearing and safe gait training for accelerated recovery
Patients are able to progress to lifelong exercise at home on their own
GlideTrak™ or GlideCycle™
The most affordable Body Unweighted Treadmill Training System
Available
Specifications
Weight in Box
98 Pounds: Includes Frame, Saddle, Straps,
Packaging (Box: 44” X 37” X 10”)
Dimensions
89” height X 42.5” width X 52” length (front to back)
Weight bearing
Non Weight Bearing to Full Weight Bearing
Frame Material
4130 Chromoly
Finish
Powder Coating, White, Silver, Green
Assembly
Easily Snaps Together in 8 Pieces Within Minutes
Saddle Assembly
Removable for Regular Treadmill Use
Ratchet System
Easy Raising and Lowering of Patients
Safety
Shoulder Stabilizing Strap
Weight Range
Up to 350 Pounds
Call: 541-292-7520 www.glidecycle.com
P.O. Box 3532 Ashland, Oregon 97520
GREAT FOR PATIENTS
GREAT FOR BUSINESS
AND AFFORDABLE
One Solution: A Multitude
Of Applications
Your patients, regardless of
age, injury or disability, can
experience greatly enhanced
mobility and exercise on the
GlideTrakTM.
Orthopedic Surgeries
Fractures & Painful Joints
Neurological Conditions
Geriatric Training
Painful Joints & Injuries
Balance Issues
Sports Injury Recovery
Sports Performance
Fitness & Cross Training
Obesity & Weight Loss
Prosthetic Training

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GlideTrackTM Training Guide
This guide has been developed to provide an efficient GlideTrak™ orientation and training tool.
Experienced practitioners will set most patients up for GlideTrak™ Body Unweighted Therapy in
less than 5 minutes. This is an achievable goal with the key being practice.
The simple steps below will help you get started and greatly accelerate your training experience:
1. Browse GlideTrak™ introductory videos at: www.glidetrak.com .
Examples of video choices include:
Introducing the GlideTrakTM (Plays automatically)
Chief Therapist at Omega Sports Rehab Discusses GlideTrak™
Applications
Orthopedic Surgeon Discusses the GlideTrak™
GlideTrak™: Sports Fitness Workout
Vasona Creek Rehabilitation Center Evaluates the GlideTrak™
Omega Sports Rehabilitation Owner Reviews the GlideTrak™
The Santa Cruz Dominican Hospital Rehabilitation Team
GlideTrak™ Exercise for Stroke Recovery
2. Make sure to View the GlideTrakTM Seat Set Up Video at: www.glidecycle.com
Click “Support” (The upper right tab)
Click “Training Videos”
Scroll down to video #12, “GlideTrak™ Seat Set Up”
Click to play video
3. Study the documents listed in this Table of Contents.
4. Attend a live or Skype in-service training lesson
5. Review study materials from Lesson 1-3 as needed.

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6. Practice:
After reviewing the learning materials and attending an in-service,
it is time to begin the most important component: Practice
First: Practice walking and running on the GlideTrak™ until you are comfortable
with the set-up process and are familiar with the sensation of Body Unweighted
Exercise. Several longer GlideTrak™ exercise sessions are recommended as the
more experience you personally have, the more efficient you will become at
training patients.
Just like Yoga, Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, etc…, it is important to learn the
techniques and exercises before teaching them to patients.
Questions: An advanced training session with a trainer/representative is often
helpful as most practitioners have new questions and are ready to progress.
Second: Practice setting up co-workers in the GlideTrak™ and ask them for
feedback. It is helpful to practice with different body types and sizes.
Questions: Contact your representative for additional review or questions as
needed. Work together with your staff as a team to set up new patients.
Important Tip: Remember to choose easier patients when you are first learning
to use the GlideTrak™ and expand to more challenging patients as your
confidence and efficiency quickly grow.
Expectations: Take a short moment with each new GlideTrak™ patient to explain
expectations just as you would before applying a modality, mobilization, stretch or
beginning a new exercise: For example:
oDemonstrate for them
oExplain the purpose of the gentle slope of the seat or how a good seat set-
up should feel
oReassure patients that they will be safe with the shoulder stabilizer
oRemind patients about the incredible benefits of Body Unweighted Therapy
specific to their condition
oHelp focus their attention on proper gait, arm swing and what they are
accomplishing rather than focusing largely on seat set-up
Document Settings (time saver): Be sure to record pin placement settings for
the seat and hook placements so that it will be easily reproducible for the next
treatments.
Diagram: Refer to the diagram on the next page for GlideTrak™ set-up.
Last: Note: We hope you enjoy your GlideTrak™ training and wish you many successful
and memorable experiences with your patients.

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GlideTrakTM Quick Start Guide
1. Treadmill: Have client step onto treadmill at zero incline. Once client is safely on treadmill,
increase incline to about 50%.
2. Shoulder harness: Fit shoulder harness on client.
3. Strap Positions: Hook straps into proper holes on frame (see tips on page 6).
4. Rear Seat Strap: Adjust lower rear seat strap to center the client fore and aft within the
GlideTrakTM frame.
5. Seat pad adjustment: Seat setting is made by moving the seat forward or backward. In most
cases, the front pelvic pad will be set in the third or fourth hole down and will not require adjustment
(Refer to more detailed instructions as needed). Be sure the pelvic pad sits across the front hip
bones, below the belly button and above the crease where hips bend forward. The “sit” bones
(ischial tuberosities) should be at forward edge of the seat pad.
6. Front seat straps: Lower two front straps to allow client to step over seat, or completely remove
front hooks and pass the seat between the client’s legs and then replace the hooks into proper
holes.
7. Mount: Pull seat onto client’s pelvis and tighten front straps.
8. Seat height adjustment: Tighten front lower strap until knees are slightly bent. Use the ratchet
and/or treadmill decline button. Knees should have a slight bend, 10-20 degrees or just enough
that the patient can walk with a heel strike.
9. Pelvic pad angle (tilt) adjustment: Adjust angle of pelvic pad riser bar to a slightly forward angle
by tightening front top strap.
10. Ready to Glide: Shoulders back, upright posture, relaxed arm swing, settle into seat and allow
seat to take full body weight. Avoid bouncing out of seat.
11. Position Rechecks: (knee bend, seat tilt angle, comfortable upright position)
12. Comfort: Your body will need to adjust over a few training sessions not unlike breaking in a new
pair of shoes. Be patient and adjust occasionally as needed.
13. Have fun!

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Step Beyond Low-Impact Physical Therapy with
GlideCycle™ Unweighted Training
UNWEIGHTED TRAINING CONCEPT
GlideCycle’s™ unweighting technology offers a tremendous, new advancement in rehabilitation, sports
training and aerobic conditioning simply by allowing athletes and clients to train without impact to sensitive
joints and soft tissues.
Unweighted and low-impact training and rehabilitation are rapidly gaining momentum throughout the
physical therapy, athletic rehabilitation, sports, baby boomer and general consumer segments. This
concept is not new, however, to physical therapists that specialize in neurological and geriatric
rehabilitation, and those specializing in athletic performance enhancement. Such therapists have utilized
unweighted training for many years as an optimal mobility and rehabilitation solution for improved and
accelerated therapy outcomes.
GlideCycle’s™ unique and comfortable pelvic suspension system is the first of its kind. This revolutionary
seating concept simply lifts clients by the pelvis without placing any pressure on sensitive perineal tissues,
or relying on constricting, uncomfortable and time-consuming harness systems used by other devices. The
desired amount of weight bearing may be achieved then, by simple strap adjustments or by using the
treadmill incline/decline feature from toe touch to full weight bearing.
In addition, GlideCycle™ offers the only complete training system where patients can rehabilitate indoors
on the GlideTrak™ and continue lifelong exercise outdoors on the GlideCycle™. Client acceptance is high
and many describe unweighted movement as “a sensation of walking or running on the moon.”
GlideCycle™ products are simple to use, enjoyable for clients and provide a valuable and very cost
effective rehabilitation and training tool for clinics, sports teams, fitness centers, adaptive sports programs
and personal fitness.

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NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION APPLICATIONS
ABILITY TO WALK OR RUN
Allows many individuals with mobility impairments to get out of a wheelchair or set aside an
assistive device and actually stand upright, walk or even run.
NORMALIZED MOVEMENT
Makes it possible for clients to walk with normalized movement patterns and muscle control in
ways that would not be possible without unweighting.
SAFE EXERCISE
Shoulder harness system provides safety and stability while eliminating fall risk or fear
of falling.
POSTURAL AND PROPRIOCEPTIVE STIMULATION
Integrates upright posture with environmental stimuli to enhance proprioceptive recovery.
MOVEMENT WITH CONFIDENCE
Provides confidence and stability necessary for multitask training, improving skill level, and
encouraging reciprocating movements.
FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements carry over into functional activities and ambulation.
ENDURANCE AND BALANCE
Gentle and effective endurance training, functional exercise and balance training.
Significant stimulation and challenges to core and back muscles similarly to exercising on a therapy
ball.
INCREASED WORKLOAD
Allows many patients with neurological conditions to achieve increased or desired workloads and
training intensities for overall health and well being.
EASY ACCESS TO PATIENTS
Allows complete access to patients during use so that therapists may manually assist with leg
placement, trunk and arm motions.
FACILITATION OF EXTREMITY MOVEMENTS
May use elastic bands for resisted exercise or to assist in facilitating movement of the extremities
(such as hip flexion, knee extension, and prevention of ankle abduction or foot drop) even in
situations with no muscular control.

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ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS
IDEAL FOR PRE-OPERATIVE CONDITIONING AND STRENGTHENING
Ensures optimal health and post-operative progress.
ACCELERATED ACTIVITY AFTER INJURY OR SURGERY
Safe, pain free and accelerated introduction to gait normalization and running.
DIFFERENTIAL TRAINING
Able to train well leg while protecting and unweighting involved leg as much or as little as
necessary, or perform single leg training.
PAIN FREE UNWEIGHTING AND WEIGHT-BEARING PROGRESSION
Simple strap or treadmill incline/decline features allow precise unweighting until movement and
exercise become pain free.
Patients are able to progress from minimal to moderate weight bearing status as tolerated.
EARLY MOVEMENT AND GAIT TRAINING
Allows early gait training even before incisions are healed and before a patient can get into a pool.
Appropriate for patients approved for partial weight bearing by their physician.
NATURAL MOVEMENT
Simulates a more natural walking and running environment than a pool by allowing gravity to
challenge the body but without unnecessary or painful impact.
ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS
IDEAL FOR POST-OPERATIVE TOTAL HIP PATIENTS
Enforces hip range of motion, including the difficult-to-achieve extension.
Functional hip and lower leg strengthening without unnecessary shearing or impact.
Allows return to lifelong walking and running exercise at desired intensity.
IDEAL FOR POST-OPERATIVE TOTAL KNEE PATIENTS
Excellent aid in restoring terminal knee extension and quadriceps function, especially in reverse
treadmill mode, again without unnecessary shearing and impact.
May begin gait training prior to incisions healing and prior to any aquatic exercise.
Allows return to lifelong waking and running exercise at desired intensity.

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IDEAL FOR POST-OPERATIVE KNEE REHABILITATION
Safe, pain free and early introduction to gait normalization and running.
Functional, closed chain strengthening and conditioning without unnecessary shearing
or impact.
All muscles are challenged without significant stress to the tibiofemoral or patellofemoral joints.
EFFECTIVE FOR ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN CONDITIONS
May prove to be one of the single most effective forms of exercise for patients with the difficult-to-
manage anterior knee/patellofemoral pain.
Well tolerated by many even at high aerobic intensities.
Actually allows chronic knee inflammation to subside by replacing painful activities with pain free
exercise. Clients benefit from this type of “active recovery” through continued strengthening and
conditioning.
Muscles are challenged without significant stress to the knee or patellofemoral joint.
SIGNIFICANT UNWEIGHTING FOR FOOT AND ANKLE REHABILITATION
SIGNIFICANT UNWEIGHTING FOR POST-FRACTURE REHABILITATION
CHRONICALLY PAINFUL CONDITIONS
Avoids joint impact and excessive eccentric forces that induce post-exercise pain and muscle
soreness.
Offers an ideal exercise option beyond low impact for many individuals with chronically painful
conditions such as Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia.
Alternative for those who cannot tolerate bicycling due to strain at the neck, back, wrists or
sensitive hands. GlideCyclists move in a more upright posture with little pressure to hands and
wrists.
Tolerated well by many individuals with various forms of back pain, including but not limited to:
scoliosis, osteoarthritis and stenosis, less acute disc injuries, sciatica and healed fractures.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GLIDECYCLE™ USE OUTDOORS
The GlideTrak™ is a gentle and effective introduction for GlideCycle™ candidates.
Allows clients to progress from GlideTrak™ therapy to independent and lifelong exercise outdoor
on the GlideCycle™ for an optimal therapeutic outcome and compliance with a home exercise
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SPORTS REHABILITATION
EARLY TREATMENT
Offers early gait training and accelerated walking, running, aerobic conditioning and recovery from
injury.
ACCELERATED CONDITIONING
GlideTrak™ may be used even before an athlete is able to safely or effectively condition on a
stationary bicycle or in a pool.
EARLY RESTORATION OF RUNNING AND FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS
Allows early restoration of running form by minimizing impact.
Provides more functional carryover to actual running and sports activity than bicycling or indoor
machines that work muscle groups differently.
BROAD SPORTS APPLICATIONS
Applications extend to most sports, especially those requiring running.
PROTECTION OF INJURED LIMB
Allows pain free conditioning or training while protecting injured leg.
Allows limited weight bearing as needed or single leg training (just ask our “Amputeam” runners).
CROSS TRAINING AND ACTIVE RECOVERY
Provides optimal cross training and active recovery days.
Makes it possible for athletes to increase the number of training days and intense or long workouts
without excessive joint impact (thus creating a competitive advantage).
EARLIER SPEED AND POWER TRAINING
Allows earlier return to speed and power training with less soreness and stress to recovering
tissues.
NATURAL MOVEMENT
More natural transition to running motion than from a pool, stationary bicycle or elliptical machine.
Movements in a pool against water resistance are slower and different than an out of water running
environment.

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GlideCycle™ training does not change the external environment or eliminate forces of gravity. It
simply reduces the impact to joints and healing tissues.
OUTDOOR CONDITIONING WITH TEAMMATES
The GlideCycle™ allows injured athletes to condition outdoors with teammates and feel included in
practices.
ACCESSIBLE TO MULTIPLE ATHLETES FOR RECOVERY & CONDITIONING
GlideCycles™ allow multiple athletes to train and condition at one time and are much less
expensive than other rehabilitation equipment.
EXAMPLES OF SPORTS THERAPY APPLICATIONS:
Post-operative hip, knee, leg or ankle rehabilitation
Anterior knee pain syndromes (Chondromalacia, extensor mechanism dysfunction, patellar tracking
problems, various tendinopathies, bursitis
Ligament or joint injuries
Muscle strains and contusions
Turf toe, heel spurs, metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis
Various back or hip conditions
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
CROSS TRAINING
Powerful cross training tool for many sports.
GlideCycles simulate the running motion more closely than any other outdoor exercise device and
the GlideTrakTM is similar or superior in function to other treadmill unweighting devices at only a
fraction of the cost.
Ideal cross training sport for bicyclists as GlideCycling promotes use of upright postural muscles,
significant core challenges and lengthening and strengthening of hip and leg muscles that are
neglected by the limited range of motion and repetitive nature of the pedal stroke.

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ACTIVE RECOVERY
Provides valuable active recovery workouts that allow maximal aerobic conditioning without the
usual soreness, fatigue and eccentric tissue breakdown from standard training.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Makes it possible for athletes to gain a competitive advantage by increasing the number of training
days and intense or long workouts without excessive joint impact.
CONDITIONING FOR LARGER ATHLETES
Effective mode of conditioning for large athletes, especially football linemen.
May be used for off season weight loss or management and for building an endurance base prior to
the start of a season.
GlideCycle™ products are more comfortable on joints, promote enhanced running motion and help
to prevent injuries, especially in larger or predisposed athletes.
EXAMPLES OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE
ENHANCEMENT APPLICATIONS:
Stride lengthening and enhancement
Power training with brake-resisted explosive starts and hill training
Speed training
High knee running
Reciprocal bounding (long jump approaches)
Double leg bounding
Single leg training
WEIGHT LOSS AND MANAGEMENT
EXERCISE WITHOUT LIMITATIONS
Makes it possible for overweight and obese individuals to walk and run.
First form of exercise for many that is not limited by pain, insufficient range of motion or very low
activity tolerance.
MINIMIZED JOINT STRESS
Allows exercise at a significantly reduced body weight to minimize joint stress and pain,
encouraging compliance and a sense of empowerment.

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CONTROLLED WORKLOADS
Enables client and therapist to control workload and prevent rapid fatigue or overtaxing of
musculoskeletal or cardiorespiratory systems.
IMPROVED EXERCISE TOLERANCE
Allows longer periods of exercise within target heart rate zones due to improved comfort, lower
perceived effort and greater overall enjoyment.
FUN AND POSITIVE EXERCISE EXPERIENCE
Fun and comfortable exercise that stimulates a positive response from others.
SEAT ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodates individuals up to 350 pounds.
GERIATRIC CLIENTS
WALKING AND EXERCISE
Safe walking and exercise for many individuals who normally would not feel safe on
a treadmill or would require assistance or assistive devices on the ground.
BALANCE AND ENDURANCE TRAINING
Gentle and effective gait, balance and endurance training, especially for those with balance
impairments, joint pain, weakness or frailty.
SAFETY FEATURES
Shoulder harness system provides safety and stability while eliminating fall risk or fear of falling
while upright.
MINIMIZED JOINT IMPACT AND STRESS
Allows exercise at a significantly reduced body weight to minimize joint stress and pain.
CORE STIMULATION AND CONFIDENCE
Stimulates and challenges core and back muscles similar to exercising on a therapy ball which is
important to lower fall risk and improve confidence.
POSTURAL ENHANCEMENT
Facilitates postural muscle control and strength.
FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements carry over into functional activities and ambulation.

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NEW PROSTHETIC DEVICES
Accelerates gait training in amputees with new prosthetic devices by promoting safety and comfort
during the period of muscular adaptation.
EXCEPTIONAL AEROBIC EXERCISE
Ability to exercise at high or low intensities.
Geriatric clients may exercise at a safe intensity while even the highest level athletes can
effectively challenge their aerobic and muscular systems.
EXCELLENT CORE STRENGTHENING AND BALANCE TRAINING
Athletes to older individuals.
Multidirectional challenges to core muscles, back muscles and balance abilities.
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Fun, effective, low-impact, life long form of exercise.
More complete body workout than many other types of exercise, including core, postural and upper
extremity muscles.
Facilitates greater hip and lower extremity range of motion than bicycling, elliptical trainers and
jogging, with greater activation of gluteals, hamstrings and ankle dorsiflexors.
The GlideCycle™ offers freedom and enjoyment for many who prefer outdoor exercise over
confinement to indoor exercise on machines.
FITNESS CENTER APPLICATIONS:
Entirely new technology that allows unweighted walking and running like never before.
Provides the first access to upright, effective, aerobic exercise for many individuals
with disabilities.
Allows transition from physical therapy and sports rehabilitation to independent health club work
outs.

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ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS
Wide applications to recreational therapy and adaptive sports programs.
Offers upright mobility opportunities in adaptive sports programs to people with a much wider
range of disabilities.
Applications include but are not limited to: Amputations, incomplete spinal cord injuries, traumatic
brain injuries, strokes, Multiple Sclerosis, certain individuals with Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s,
obesity, joint deformity, arthritis and other painful conditions.
Exercise opportunities for cancer survivors, individuals with peripheral vascular disorders and many
other mobility limitations.
Offers to the adaptive sports programs an entirely new competitive team and individual sport for
both track and long distance events.
Amputees and others can run upright at high speeds and long distances.
APPLICATIONS IN SCHOOL THERAPY AND ADAPTIVE PE
Unweighted therapy and training offer a truly exciting and effective new therapy, rehabilitation, recreation,
athletic training and weight loss tool to our nation's schools. It is especially important for kids, teens and
young adults in need of mobility enhancement and training. The following are some current and potential
applications:
ADAPTIVE PE AND RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE:
Above and below knee amputations
Impaired joint integrity or deformities
Obesity
Neurological conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, etc
The need or desire for long range mobility
FOR THE MOBILITY IMPAIRED:
GlideCycle™products can offer an entirely new competitive arena of track and field sport. We have
found most young people who are unable to run or do not enjoy running actually love the unweighted
running experience that GlideCycle™offers.
FOR GENERAL SCHOOL TEAM SPORTS:
Unweighted therapy and training offers faster rehabilitation times and exciting opportunities for team
players in recovery. Injured players can train and rehabilitate indoors on our GlideTrakTM under
supervision, and then continue to rehabilitate outside on the GlideCycleTM with teammates weeks
before possible with existing methods.
FUN FACTOR
The great benefit of this type of training is that all ages, including kids, teens and adults love it!

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GLIDETRAK™
GlideCycle’s unique pelvic suspension seat in a frame easily adapts to
any treadmill in physical therapy clinics, health clubs or private homes
Unweighted to partial weight-bearing exercise
Early, safe and pain free introduction to normalized walking and running
Shoulder harness provides safety and stability and eliminates fall risk
Ideal for post-operative, post-injury, geriatric, balance or neurologically
impaired and overweight patients, athletes and those with mobility
limitations(including amputees)
First disability access to exercise in health clubs for many who cannot
use upright, weight bearing equipment or stationary bicycles
Provides a gentle transition to the GlideCycleTM
GLIDECYCLE™
“The world’s first low impact adaptive sport runner”
Unweighted to partial weight bearing, outdoor exercise
Allows those who normally cannot walk or run, the freedom and mobility
to exercise outdoors at the desired intensity
Requires less balance than a bicycle as the feet are in contact with
the ground
.
GLIDESDALE™
Designed for people who weigh
from 250 –350 lbs. and up to 6’8" ft. tall
Heavy-duty wheels and brakes, high
pressure tires
GLIDECYCLE™CARRY BAG
Custom made especially for the GlideCycleTM
Can be used by the handle straps or used
with the backpack straps

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SAMPLE PROTOCOLS
ACL PROTOCOL
GlideTrakTM Training:
Single well leg conditioning and gait training (Fully stabilized in shoulder harness).
1-2 WEEKS POST-OP
When patient is feeling well and ambulating with or without
crutches.
GlideTrakTM Running:
8 WEEKS POST-OP
Or as early as early as 6 weeks with physician’s permission,
beginning with 10-20% weight bearing and progressing to 50-
100% WBAT.
The goal is to avoid resisted knee extension and depending
on the type of repair, resisted knee flexion.
GlideCycleTM Outdoors:
AS EARLY AS 8-10 WEEKS POST-OP
With physician’s permission, otherwise 12 weeks or as
tolerated.
TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
GlideTrakTM Walking/Gait Training:
As tolerated once walker is discontinued.
GlideTrakTM Jogging/Running:
6-8 WEEKS POST-OP OR AS TOLERATED
(Standard programs allow pool running at 7 weeks, elliptical
training and treadmill walking up to 7-12 degree inclines at 8
weeks.)
GlideCycleTM Outdoors:
AS EARLY AS 8 WEEKS POST-OP
Or as tolerated by patient.
12 WEEKS POST-OP
Patients generally have to wait this long to begin outdoor
bicycling which requires sufficient range of motion and
healing.

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TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
GlideTrakTM or GlideCycleTM:
12 WEEKS POST-OP
May only begin sooner with physician’s permission.
MENISCAL REPAIR
GlideTrakTM Walking and Gait Training:
2-3 WEEKS POST-OP
As tolerated for patient.
GlideTrakTM Running:
6 WEEKS POST-OP
Similar to pool running or earlier with physician’s permission.
(The Elliptical Trainer and Stepper
require more weight bearing and may begin later
at week 7 or 8.)
GlideCycleTM Outdoors:
8-10 WEEKS POST-OP
As early as 6 weeks with physician’s permission on level
ground or gradual inclines. Avoid steep inclines.
3 MONTHS POST-OP
Begin regular running program.
NON-OP MCL INJURY (GRADE 2-3)
GlideTrakTM Training:
7-14 DAYS POST-OP
As tolerated, without pain or increased swelling, beginning
with fast walking, progressing to light jogging and sprinting.
GlideCycleTM Outdoors:
3-6 WEEKS POST-OP DEPENDING ON RECOVERY
Again, must meet criteria for pain free activity without
increased swelling.