progymnastic Physical Therapy Parallel Bars – Fixed Width Model – 5 ft, 7 ft, 10 ft

These parallel bars are perfect for physical therapy rehab for stroke patients at home. We needed these bars to continue my wife's rehab at home and these were pretty close to what we needed. I mounted the bars on a sheet of Melamine board that I had cut to 36X72 in. I probably should have cut the board to 36X76 in. to leave a bit more rollup room for her wheel chair on the entry apron but the current size works. The melamine board gives a smooth easy to clean surface.The height adjustability works well and the welds are uniform so the unit is secure when mounted using after market screws to mount the bars to the board. The thumb screws along with the lock pins make the unit secure. Using the supplied planks is a bit insecure for our purposes but may work for others. The width of the bars probably are OK for most applications but the width is a tight squeeze to roll certain wheel chairs in between the bars. over all these bars are a good buy and are very functional.

Got the 5ft version but it was too short to be useful. Contacted the vendor and got the 7ft handrails that fortunately use the same base. Very sturdy. Well made.

We purchased these parallel bars for my sister-in-law who is unable to walk. These are really helping her with balance issues. We consider these a necessary means to an end -- and they're really helping.

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Do not lean too far sideways when using this device.

Great product. My post stroke husband is using it every day.

Once this was set up, both my husband and I had the same reaction, “why did it cost so much?” (We purchased the 10’ version.) Having used it once, I can say every penny we spent was worth the two steps he has already been able to take. I am so glad we purchased this for his walking rehab. Walkers were too unsteady. This provides him the security he needs to rehab his legs at home.

It definitely does the job but I wish they used something different on securing the bars together.It’s just a bolt, nothing to tighten it so when you’re using it the bars shake a little bit. But like I said, it does the job.