The Kiwanis Club of Maryville would like to help meet certain therapeutic needs of children with disabilities from families unable to afford this expensive equipment. The solution we provide to these children is an Amtryke therapeutic tricycle for children age 18 and younger who are courageously living with disabilities affecting their motor skills and strength. Amtrykes are all about abilities, focusing on what children can do, not what they can’t do!
Learning how to ride a bike is an introduction into a new world of freewheeling fun and independence. But, for children with disabilities, this is a tremendous challenge. We help make the wish of mobility come true for children with physical or developmental disabilities. Properly balanced and safely supported, many children with even severe disabilities can ride an Amtryke. They benefit from the opportunity for increased physical activity, broadened social relationships and improved health and quality of life.
An Amtryke can be adapted in many ways including frame size, seating and positioning of head and trunk support to insure a proper fit. Amtryke models include those with combined hand and foot motion to stimulate reciprocal movement, hand cycles for those with limited lower mobility and traditional foot cycles designed for riders with special needs. Equipment is available to keep legs in proper alignment and to prevent knee scissoring. Even placement of hands and feet can be improved with available adaptive equipment.
Each child must be evaluated and recommended by a physical or occupational therapist who determines which model of Amtryke and what combination of adaptive equipment will offer the greatest therapeutic value. Therefore, our project team has no requirement for medical training.
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Amtrykes
It Is About Abilities Not Disabilities
The Kiwanis Club of Maryville would like to help meet certain therapeutic needs of children with disabilities from families unable to afford this expensive equipment. The solution we provide to these children is an Amtryke therapeutic tricycle for children age 18 and younger who are courageously living with disabilities affecting their motor skills and strength. Amtrykes are all about abilities, focusing on what children can do, not what they can’t do!
Learning how to ride a bike is an introduction into a new world of freewheeling fun and independence. But, for children with disabilities, this is a tremendous challenge. We help make the wish of mobility come true for children with physical or developmental disabilities. Properly balanced and safely supported, many children with even severe disabilities can ride an Amtryke. They benefit from the opportunity for increased physical activity, broadened social relationships and improved health and quality of life.
An Amtryke can be adapted in many ways including frame size, seating and positioning of head and trunk support to insure a proper fit. Amtryke models include those with combined hand and foot motion to stimulate reciprocal movement, hand cycles for those with limited lower mobility and traditional foot cycles designed for riders with special needs. Equipment is available to keep legs in proper alignment and to prevent knee scissoring. Even placement of hands and feet can be improved with available adaptive equipment.
Each child must be evaluated and recommended by a physical or occupational therapist who determines which model of Amtryke and what combination of adaptive equipment will offer the greatest therapeutic value. Therefore, our project team has no requirement for medical training.