Westminster Fixed Height Parallel Bars (900mm)

Relearning how to walk can be challenging and scary for many patients. The Westminster Fixed Height Parallel Bars (900mm) are a fantastic tool for physical therapy clinics because they provide a safe way for patients to participate in walking exercises that enhance balance, improve gait and help to get people back on their feet. These parallel bars are fixed at a height of 900mm and are available with a choice of carpet or vinyl flooring.

What’s Included?

• 2 x Fixed Height Parallel Bars

What Flooring Options Are Available?

These Westminster Fixed Height Parallel Bars can be purchased with several options of flooring and three options of length:

• No flooring
• Anti-static carpet flooring
• Non-sparkle vinyl flooring

All flooring options that these parallel bars come with have inclines at either end to make wheelchair access easier. This is also ideal for patients who may only have limited knee mobility and can’t raise their legs very high.

What Are the Advantages of Non-Sparkle Floorings?

Non-sparkle flooring essentially means flooring that is one solid colour with no flecks and no shine. This has been proven to help reduce symptoms of confusion in dementia patients.

What Are the Advantages of the Anti-Static Carpet Flooring?

Reducing the possibility of  electrostatic discharge is extremely important in some healthcare settings where the static can have the potential to interfere with expensive or delicate medical equipment.

What Lengths Are the Westminster Bars Available In?

These bars are available in the following lengths, each of which has a fixed height of 900mm:

• 1.8 Metres
• 3.3 Metres
• 4.8 Metres

Please select your desired length and flooring from the drop down menu at the top of the page.

What Are the Benefits of Using Parallel Bars for Physical Therapy?

Parallel bars are generally used by rehabilitation therapists to help improve coordination and balance problems which are typically the result of neurological damage from strokes or other brain trauma. They can also be extremely important in gait training, which helps restore the patients normal walking function.

What Are Parallel Bars Used For?

Parallel bars can help provide extra support and balance for people learning to walk again, they are particularly useful for people with a lower extremity amputation since they can use the parallel bars progressively less as they become more confident with the new prosthesis. Helping wheelchair users learn how to rise from sitting is another use for which parallel bars are highly effective.

What Are the Mental Benefits of Parallel Bars?

There are also a number of psychological benefits associated with parallel bar based physiotherapy. Some of these include:

• An increase in confidence
• An increase in self image/public image
• An improvement in overall sense of wellbeing
• Restoring a sense of personal independence

What Is the Maximum User Weight?

Thanks to their robust and durable design, these parallel bars are suitable for users with a weight of up to 200kg (31st).

What Conditions Are These Bars Suitable For?

Most conditions that can impede walking have the potential to be improved by use of these parallel bars, some of these conditions and injuries include:

• Stroke
• Spasticity
• Balance issues
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Lower extremity fracture
• Spinal cord injury
• Lower extremity amputation
• Knee or hip surgery
• Severe muscle weakness

Any other condition that causes difficulty while walking or limited mobility may be assisted by the use of parallel bars during rehabilitation.

Technical Specifications

Size of parallel bar flooring:

• 1.8 metre rail floor size (LxWxH): 2375 x 1175 x 75mm
• 3.3 metre rail floor size (LxWxH): 3885 x 1175 x 75mm
• 4.8 metre rail floor size (LxWxH): 5420 x 1175 x 75mm