Bambach - Muscular Dystrophy

The seat that grows with the child

The Bambach saddle seat is a therapeutic seat for life!

As well as featuring an adjustable hydraulic stem, every Bambach purchase includes a FREE stem upgrade!

This ensures that as the child grows and develops they will continue to enjoy the benefits provided by the Bambach.

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Bambach understands the problems associated with Muscular Dystrophy

  • Muscle weakness
  • Decreased co-ordination and gait (walking) difficulties
  • Contractures of the muscles surrounding the joints and loss of mobility
  • Development of spinal deformities such as scoliosis
  • Weakness of respiratory muscles can lead to restrictive lung disease

The Bambach design, Muscular Dystrophy and Riding for the Disabled

The Bambach saddle seat was designed by an Australian Occupational Therapist as a result of her observation following years spent working with 'Riding for the Disabled'.

She found that disabled individuals suffering from degenerative conditions such as MD often had great difficulty in maintaining a healthy posture and assumed a 'collapsed' or 'slouched' posture when seated in a conventional wheelchair and required considerable support (or strapping) to remain sitting.

These same individuals when sat on horseback were however capable of sitting independently and unsupported and showed remarkably improved functional abilities as a result of being put on a horse on a saddle.

The Bambach design and Cerebral Palsy