Introducing the LECKEY MyWay Pedal

2025-01-20

Mt. Juliet, TN 20^th January 2025

Sunrise Medical is proud to announce the launch of the LECKEY MyWay Pedal, a revolutionary new option for the MyWay+ Gait Trainer that introduces elliptical motion in standing to promote dynamic movement and enhanced walking ability.

LECKEY, renowned for its expertise in pediatric seating systems, standers, and gait trainers, has decades of experience creating clinically superior products that improve the lives of children and their families. This commitment to innovation and quality has led to the creation of the MyWay Pedal, which strengthens anti-gravity muscles and supports movement patterns that encourage independence and growth.

When attached to the MyWay+, the Pedal provides children with a fun and egaging way to improve walking quality and endurance, encouraging greater activity while making exercise enjoyable. For children with additional needs, developing lower limb strength and a reciprocal stepping pattern can be challenging, often limiting access to walkers and gait trainers. The MyWay Pedal bridges this gap with an innovative design that enables pedaling in an upright, extended position.

Unlike cycling, which reinforces a flexed posture, the Pedal targets key anti-gravity muscles like the calves, quadriceps, and hamstrings at their weakest point, helping to reduce the risk of hip and knee contractures while improving standing and walking ability. The elliptical motion of the MyWay Pedal provides a sensorimotor experience akin to walking. By stretching the lower limbs in a longer forward-and-back movement, the Pedal enhances joint loading around the hips, aiding development and promoting better alignment.

"Eli is now able to stand up much straighter and needs less help in and out of his wheelchair than before," said Eli's therapist. "For the first time, Eli has also managed to descend stairs by stepping instead of transferring on his bottom."

The MyWay Pedal makes the MyWay+ Gait Trainer even more impactful by improving stepping, strengthening key muscles, and maximizing opportunities for exploration, interaction, and participation. Together, the Pedal and MyWay+ deliver a tailored solution to meet every child's unique needs and abilities.

About Sunrise Medical: Committed to improving people's lives, Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacturing, and distribution of innovative, high-quality assistive mobility devices and services. Distributed in more than 130 countries under its own 18 proprietary brands, the key products include manual and power wheelchairs, power assist products, pediatric and geriatric therapeutic devices, mobility scooters, daily living aids, and more. Operating in 23 countries, Sunrise Medical Group is headquartered in Malsch, Germany and employs over 2,800 associates worldwide.