Sky Medical is a terrific company to work with. I find them to be proactive and innovative
when it comes to the design of products for the children that I work with. In particular, the
TAOS is designed like no other hands-free walker. The alignment that it provides is critical
to helping the children develop strength and better motor patterns. The unique paddle design
actually imitates what I do as a therapist with my hands. It draws one leg into extension while
the other leg moves forward into flexion, thus facilitating the reciprocal pattern of gait. The sit
to stand feature is also a big plus. Many parents have commented on how much easier it is to
get their child into the device. It also helps the child learn to perform the sit to stand and
stand to sit transfer with appropriate alignment. The TAOS is an excellent therapeutic tool. It
is wonderful for children of varying abilities. I have used it with children who walk with
assistive devices. It helps gain better coordination, strength, symmetry, and an improved gait
pattern. I have also used it with children who have difficulty with head control and have no
form of independent mobility. It has been an absolute thrill to see these children get up on
their feet, hold their heads up and start taking steps! For these children it opens up a whole
new world, and I am seeing gains in postural control as well as joy with life.

Suzanne Davis RPT/parent
Sky Medical and all of it's staff have been a pleasure to work from the first phone call I made inquiring about the TAOS system.
Todd and Tony flew from Florida to Monroe, New York to present the staff with an in-service on how to use the equipment
while they trained the orthotist we use and fit two of our children. It was such a joy to see both of these children upright and
moving for the first time "independently".
The TAOS has given these children a chance to interact daily on the same level as the other children in their classes and has
given them the chance to move without the hands of someone else assisting them or moving them.
The orthotic design assists the children by having then in proper alignment,and the design of the paddle system gives the children
a similar assist as the hands of a therapist therefore facilitating a reciprocal gait pattern.
I can't say enough about how happy this system has made these children and to see their smiles makes all the work that they
have to do worth it!! We can't wait to use the TAOS with other children in the school.

Robin S. Tamburino PTA
Having worked for 25 years as an Orthotist specializing in Pediatrics, I can attest to the fact that the TAOS walker is one of the
finest therapy products available for children diagnosed with cerebral Palsy that I have found. It is designed for ease of use not
only for the children but by the caregivers, parents and therapists. During my career I have fit some three hundred children with
various types of walkers and have found the TAOS walker by Sky Medical Inc., far advanced in both design and function.

The TAOS walker is an important therapy tool that provides numerous physiological benefits and because it is a "hands free"
design it greatly improves the children's ability to interact socially with their peers. There is simply no other product that comes
close to providing all the elements needed to support the children's activities whether it be at home or in the school environment.

Peter Bukacheski
Licensed Orthotist

On your web page you have a picture of a young girl her name is Ashley, I am the gentleman in the picture behind her. I
wanted to let you know we have been using the TAOS walker for almost 1 year with modifications and fitting adjustments
along the way. Ashley the young girl in the picture is in the TAOS walking brace at least 5 days per week in which she is
weight bearing and walking around the house--playing hide and seek, doing laundry and walking on a treadmill. She is on her
feet for about 20-30 minutes each time. I do have video of her walking and the progress she has made has been tremendous.
At first she could only make 5-10 steps, now she can do 100 steps on a treadmill at .5 mph. Even as I write this, we are
preparing to walk in the TAOS tonight.

Thanks
Scott Malone M.S.P.T / Parent
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