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Kickstart Community

"After my stroke, I didn't walk for 11 years. With Kickstart, I started walking again, a little more every day."

For the first time in over a decade, Albert Azizian is taking his first new steps with Kickstart and rediscovering life outside of the wheelchair.

Real stories. Real progress.

Kickstart is designed to do more than assist movement - it helps people rediscover what confident walking can feel like. Through guided support and consistent use, patients can improve stability, reduce compensatory gait patterns, and build greater endurance in therapy and daily life.

The stories on this page highlight what that progress looks like in practice. From stroke recovery to long-term neurological rehabilitation, patients and clinicians share how Kickstart has helped improve alignment, gait efficiency, and overall walking confidence.

  • “What the Kickstart did to me is it kept me more balanced and straight. I felt like I could walk better."

    HENRY B, STROKE SURVIVOR & KICKSTART USER

  • “We found that patients, by working with Kickstart consistently, patients normalized their own gait."

    BOB McIVER, DPT NCS
    REGIONAL MANAGER, BROOKS REHABILITATION, JACKSONVILLE FL

  • "When I first put Kickstart on and hit my stride, I felt like I could walk on and on and on. The device taught me what movements were proper. And when I took it off, I could emulate the right way to move my hips and my legs. I didn't feel confident before, and now I have confidence."

    HEATHER MONTAG, KICKSTART USER WITH ALS

  • "Kickstart has changed my life. Now I can walk most anywhere, and I can walk around the house without a cane. And I'm more stable when I stand up."

    DONNA JANG, 20 YEARS POST STROKE