MRPT Physical Therapy a NYC midtown physical therapy clinic has been testing the use of the Segway, as a tool for balance therapy. Marianne Ryan-Swanson BS, PT, OCS is an enthusiastic manual physical therapist with vast experience and has achieved outstanding levels of education. Since 1981, Marianne has developed a hands-on patient center approach to treatment techniques with strong attention to individualized needs. In September of 2005, MRPT received a demonstration of the Segway HT and Marianne was immediately impressed with the technology. The Segway has since that time been used to assist patients with balance awareness evaluation. The Segway has become an important asset to the clinic’s resources. 

Segway® Human Transporter (HT) can self-balance because of a technology called dynamic stabilization. Dynamic Stabilization works in much the same way your own sense of balance does. Where you have an inner ear, eyes, muscles, and a brain to keep you balanced, the Segway HT has solid-state gyroscopes, tilt sensors, high-speed microprocessors, and powerful electric motors performing to keep it balanced. Working in concert, these extensively tested, redundant systems sense your center of gravity, instantaneously assess the information, and make minute adjustments one hundred times a second. Segway HT balances whether you're traveling at 10 mph, carrying a heavy load, slowly maneuvering in tight spaces, or standing perfectly still.

MRPT’s Segway is courtesy of SegwayNYC owners group. This historic group of Segway enthusiasts was founded in June of 2003. The daily use of the NY Segway owners and support our mobility challenged users is an important mission for SegwayNYNY. For more information contact: Itsi Atkins, founder SegwayNYNY www.SegwayNYNY.com segwaynyny@gmail.com