Commercial Universal Exercise Unit
SummitFlex
Enhance Rehabilitation & Improve Physical Function
Empower Your Patients to Reach New Heights with the SummitFlex: Universal Exercise Unit. The Ultimate Tool for Building Strength, Flexibility, and Functional Skills for Kids of All Abilities.
SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit (FLEX) – the ultimate tool for medical providers to improve their patient’s neuromuscular function and overall physical health. The FLEX can be utilized in two different ways to provide a complete workout for the whole body. The first method is the Pulley System, consisting of basic pulley systems, suspension cords, suspension harnesses, and sandbags with different weights. With this system, medical providers can help patients improve their range of joint motion, muscle flexibility, strength, and endurance, all while isolating and targeting specific muscles or muscle groups. This approach is particularly beneficial for patients with neuromuscular disorders or orthopedic-related muscular-skeletal dysfunction.
The second method of utilizing the FLEX is the Suspension System, also known as the “Spider Cage.” This system combines the FLEX with a belt and elastic cords to provide support, assistance, and even resistance during training. Patients are suspended in the middle of the FLEX with the support of elastic cords acting as extra hands. The Spider Cage offers horizontal, vertical, and dynamic features of functional suspension, allowing patients to practice needed movements, transitions, and functional skills in different developmental positions, such as sitting, crawling, standing, walking, jumping, and hopping. The SummitFlex Spider Cage is ideal for promoting muscle strength, enhancing balance and coordination training, providing body awareness and vestibular stimulations, promoting or developing postural reflexes, and providing sensory-motor integration.
The FLEX is the ultimate exercise tool for medical providers who seek to improve their patient’s physical function and quality of life. With the FLEX, patients can progress from passive range of motion exercise to active-assistive range of motion exercise and finally active-resistive exercise, while seeing functional gains, quality control of balance, and coordination in postures, transitions, locomotion, and gait. So, why wait? Invest in the FLEX today and help your patients achieve their physical health goals!
10 Ways Physical and Occupational Therapists Use the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit to Improve Patients’ Physical Function
- Joint Range of Motion: Physical therapists can use the pulley system of the SummitFlex to improve the range of motion of a patient’s joints. By eliminating the influence of gravity, the therapist can isolate and train the target joint.
- Muscle Strength and Endurance: Physical therapists can use the pulley system of the SummitFlex to promote muscle strength and muscle endurance. The SummitFlex allows for resistive muscle strengthening exercises, which can be customized to each patient’s needs.
- Balance and Coordination: Occupational therapists can use the Spider Cage suspension system of the SummitFlex to help patients improve their balance and coordination. The suspension system provides just the right amount of support needed for securing and balancing patients while practicing or performing needed movements.
- Postural Control: Occupational therapists can use the Spider Cage suspension system of the SummitFlex to help patients improve their postural control. By using the SummitFlex, therapists can provide just the right amount of support needed for patients to develop their postural reflexes.
- Sensory-Motor Integration: Occupational therapists can use the Spider Cage suspension system of the SummitFlex to help patients promote sensory-motor integration. By providing vestibular stimulation, the SummitFlex can help patients develop their sensory-motor integration skills.
- Independence in Movement: Physical therapists can use the SummitFlex to promote independence in graded control in movements and functional skills. By using the SummitFlex, therapists can gradually reduce the amount of assistance and resistance needed for patients to complete tasks on their own.
- Muscle Flexibility: Physical therapists can use the SummitFlex to improve muscle flexibility. By using the pulley system of the SummitFlex, therapists can help patients perform passive range of motion exercises to improve their muscle flexibility.
- Fine Motor Skills: Occupational therapists can use the pulley system of the SummitFlex to help patients improve their fine motor skills. By using the SummitFlex, therapists can provide patients with graded control of their movements to promote the development of fine motor skills.
- Gross Motor Skills: Physical therapists can use the Spider Cage suspension system of the SummitFlex to help patients improve their gross motor skills. By providing just the right amount of support needed, the SummitFlex can help patients develop their gross motor skills.
- Overall Physical Function: By using the SummitFlex, physical and occupational therapists can help patients improve their overall physical function. The SummitFlex can be customized to each patient’s needs, providing targeted exercises that can help patients achieve their rehabilitation goals.
Often, a physical therapist may use the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit to assist a child with a variety of conditions such as cerebral palsy, developmental delays, or sports injuries. The SummitFlex can be adjusted to accommodate children of different ages, sizes, and fitness levels.
The physical therapist would begin by assessing the child’s needs and goals, creating a personalized exercise program that targets their areas of concern. The therapist would then demonstrate how to use the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit safely and effectively, while also making the exercise fun and engaging for the child.
During the session, the physical therapist would encourage the child to perform exercises using the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit, providing guidance and support as needed. The therapist may use visual aids or play games to make the experience more enjoyable for the child.
The SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit can be used for a variety of exercises that can help children build strength, improve balance, and develop coordination. For example, the therapist may use the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit for exercises such as leg presses, arm curls, chest presses, or squats.
Throughout the therapy process, the physical therapist would monitor the child’s progress and adjust the exercises as needed. They may gradually increase the resistance or weight levels to help the child build strength and endurance over time.
By using the SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit as part of a child’s therapy program, the physical therapist can help the child achieve their goals in a safe and effective manner. The SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit’s versatility, adjustability, and engaging design make it an excellent tool for children’s rehabilitation and overall physical health.
History of the Universal Exercise Unit
The history of the UEU dates back to the 1960s when it was first designed by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, a renowned physician and fitness expert. His goal was to create a machine that could provide a full-body workout and target all major muscle groups.
The first UEU prototype was bulky and complicated, but over time it evolved into a sleek and user-friendly machine that could be used in the comfort of your own home. By the 1980s, the UEU had become a popular fitness tool and was even used by professional athletes and celebrities.
Today, the UEU is still a popular choice for people who want to get in shape and stay healthy. It has been updated with new features and technology to make it even more effective and enjoyable to use.
Whether you are a fitness enthusiast or just starting your fitness journey, the UEU is a great way to achieve your goals and have fun while doing it. So why not give it a try and see for yourself why this revolutionary machine has stood the test of time?
Patient conditions frequently indicating SummitFlex Universal Exercise Unit usage include:
Summit Sensory Gyms are specifically designed to help children enjoy guided play that promotes cognitive-behavioral, and social skills and enhances motor development. When combined with other therapies, a sensory gym can amplify results by reinforcing the treatment of sensory disorders. Our sensory gyms continue to increase independence, eases stress in social situations, and raise tolerance to new sensations coming from the body and the environment.
Regardless of whether your child has unique needs, a Summit Sensory gym promotes skill and developmental growth for all ages. Our equipment is designed to provide proprioceptive and vestibular sensory input — swings, trampolines, therapy balls, etc. The use of our sensory gyms will help let your child reach their highest potential in the comfort of their own home. In general, we recommend our clients also incorporate individual therapy services. Certified therapists will help to ensure children feel comfortable and have fun while working on their fine and gross motor development amongst many others.
