WalkAide by Hangar

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy:

I was recently at a conference for people with disabilities where

Hangar had an exhibitors booth and I was able to try the WalkAide.

I had no response to the stimulation and therefore it wouldn't work

for me. But I did talk to them about my son trying it since he is

still in the early stages of CMT. I also talked to them about cost

and insurance coverage.

Currently they don't have a code for the equipment, therefore insurance is not

covering it. But, the technician said that they will usually work a deal with

you to pay it out or he offered a plan where my son could use it and if he would

attend a certain number of exhibits with them and do things like visit dr.

offices with them, they would let him use it for free.

So far, my son has not taken advantage of this opportunity

primarily because he is still in a state of denial and won't

consider any type of AFO, etc.

I did visit with the tech for quite awhile about the WalkAide and he says that

some people are actually able to use it for a few days and then go without it

for a few days. He said that they think the stimulation is actually stimulating

the brain enough to remember to lift the leg for short periods of time.

For me, I've been diagnosed for 25 years and am pretty far down the road so to

speak, it is too late for something like this. But if it had been available

when I first started exhibiting symptoms, I would definitely have given it a

try. Just my thoughts.