Verticalization

The term verticalization is often equated with “mobilization”. This is understood to mean both the straightening movement from the lying position and the partial to complete assumption of the body weight in the upright position.

We understand verticalisation, i.e. straightening, to mean that the patient is completely straightened up during early mobilisation, i.e. brought “into the perpendicular” via his centre of gravity.

This is not possible with a classic tilt table or a so-called “mobilisation and rehabilitation wheelchair”.

Mobilizer® MEDIOR is particularly suitable for this purpose. The patient is raised from a lying to a standing position via the seat. The patient’s hips and knees are flexed in a flowing movement. This concept leads to a maximum of perceived and actual safety for the patient. The individually adjustable therapy table supports the patient’s upper body statics, vigilance and breathing. At the same time, the therapy table takes away the patient’s “fear of falling”.

In neurological early rehabilitation (NFR), verticalization as well as intensive stance and gait training is an essential therapy concept for regaining the ability to walk in non-ambulatory patients, e.g. after a stroke.