AS SEEN ON CBS NEWS
CBS Minnesota anchor Derek James sat down with WalkPort founder Alan Tholkes and patient Janice Binstock to tell the story behind the invention and the lives it is already changing.
"The reaction on people's faces when they get to experience something they haven't been able to experience before is pretty gratifying."
Alan Tholkes, Founder and Inventor
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REAL STORIES
Real People. Real Progress.
Watch patients and caregivers share their experience with WalkPort in their own words.
PATIENT • MOBILITY RECOVERY
Janice
Walking Again Without Assistance.
“My balance was a big factor with what I dealt with, and when I got on the WalkPort, I could just walk. I didn’t have to concentrate on my balance. And I could see what I was doing.”
Jan Binstock, WalkPort User
Sudden loss of leg function · Walking independently today
PATIENT • SPINAL CORD INJURY
Oyuna
26 Years. First Time Walking Again.
“I guess even the last time I actually walked was 26 years ago. I am actually kicking my legs like this. This is awesome. I mean, they said the legs would move, but I didn’t think it was going to be anything like that. This is exactly like walking.”
Oyuna Uranchimeg, WalkPort User
26 years post injury · Paralympic athlete
PATIENT · SPINAL CORD INJURY
LuAnne
30 Days at Home. Remarkable Results.
“In the end, LuAnne was able to gain muscle in her right leg and increase her stamina. Towards the end of our 30 days, we had to limit LuAnne to an hour in the evening sessions as she was enjoying it so much.”
Kevin, LuAnne’s husband & caretaker
Aneurysm · Right-side paralysis · 4+ years post-injury
THE STORY BEHIND WALKPORT
Built by Someone Who Needed It.
Alan Tholkes has been in a wheelchair for 50 years. He did not build WalkPort as a business. He built it because he wanted to walk again and nothing existed that could help him do it at home.
"What I love about WalkPort is that now this is accessible. Easy to have in a clinic or in the home, that keeps people moving. And movement is medicine. WalkPort gives people back the luxury of going for a walk."
Melanie Brennan, PT, DPT
CEO and Owner, EA Therapeutic Health
EXPERIENCE WALKPORT YOUR WAY
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