Gripless Foam Padded Tri-Pin System:

The foam padded tri-pin system that allows people with quadriplegia to drive, also allows UPPERTONE's exercises to be performed without gripping.

The accompanying picture shows Troy, a C6-C7 quadriplegic doing the chest press using the tri-pin system.

Quad Adjustable Station Widths:

Just like for station height, the distances between shoulder and hand positions of the exercise stations can be independently adjusted for each side in very small increments. This allows people of different builds to use UPPERTONE.

In addition, these small adjustments to station width are also very useful for adjusting the amount of emphasis that is placed on the different muscles that are being strengthened during any exercise. This makes it possible to correct for the imbalanced strength in interrelated muscles that often accompanies quadriplegia.

No other machine in the world allows such adjustments to meet the needs of people with quadriplegia.

Quad Adjustable Station Heights:

UPPERTONE has three stations from which quadriplegic people can do the sixteen exercises. The heights of each of these stations can be adjusted by quads to meet their needs. Since the heights of all exercise stations can be adjusted in very small increments, people of any height, in manual or power wheelchairs, can use the UPPERTONE.

For example, the accompanying picture shows Becki, a C5-C6 quadriplegic due to a spinal cord injury, adjusting resistance using this sliding mechanism.

In addition to allowing people with quadriplegia to adjust resistance, this system the major advantage that you can adjust the effective resistance from 2 Lbs. to 190 Lbs. in any desired increment, rather than the five and ten pound

Independent Left and Right Side Resistance:

Because quadriplegia resulting from spinal cord injury can lead to unequal strength on each side of the body, the UPPERTONE is designed so that resistance is set independently for each upper-body side.

This not only allows people with tetraplegia to compensate for differences in strength between the two sides, but also provides increased muscle group isolation.

Because the UPPERTONE was specifically designed for people who are quadriplegic due to a spinal cord injury, it is the only exercise machine with this feature

The Unique Dual Variable Resistance System:

Designed specifically for quads, the UPPERTONE's resistance system is designed so that resistance can be adjusted without having to add or remove weights.

Rather than adding or removing weights to adjust resistance you simply slide them along a track. Then because the system uses the Moment Principle, the distance you slide the weights determines the effective resistance.

Consequently, any person with C5 or below or quadriplegia can adjust the resistance without help.

increments required by other exercise equipment. This feature is particularly important as it becomes possible to increase resistance in increments that mirror improvements in strength. And, since you to not forced to increase the resistance in large increments you reduce the chance of injury, and see results sooner.

Thus the accompanying photograph shows Becki who is a C5-C6 quadriplegic, adjusting the height of the deltoid and bicep station.

Furthermore, the small adjustments to station height allow users to adjust the amount of emphasis that is placed on the complementary muscles that are being strengthened during any exercise. This makes it possible to correct for the imbalanced strength in interrelated muscles that often accompanies quadriplegia. No other machine in the market allows such adjustments to meet the needs of people with quadriplegia.

Quads can easily adjust the Row Station width by pushing and pulling on the tri-pin system.