Disabled user lift system

A method of supporting a disabled user comprising:

• clamping the front and rear of the torso of the user by means of a seat and a torso pad acting cooperatively to support the user in a substantially erect disposition;
• supporting the legs of the user by means of knee supports and foot supports, said foot supports being shiftable;
• preventing excessive lateral motion of the user by means of arm supports;
• and
• simulating a normal walking motion by the user imparting a back and forth motion to a pair of handles with the use of the arms, such motion acting to impart simulated walking motion to respective shiftable foot supports.

A disabled user support system for lifting, positioning and providing therapeutic exercise for a user, the user having a plurality of user members, comprising:

• a base structure;
• a plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements operably coupled to and supported by the base structure, including a pair of handles, the handles being operable in a back and forth motion by the user;
• and
• a plurality of pressure surfaces disposed to bear the weight of a certain user member, the certain user member being contactable with at least one selected pressure surface, for selectively providing ergonomic support and physical exercise options to the user in cooperation with the base structure and the plurality of articulatable and adjustable elements, the plurality of pressure surfaces being cooperatively positionable for supporting the user in a plurality of dispositions ranging between a substantially seated disposition and a substantially erect disposition, including pressure surfaces for supporting and imparting a simulated walking motion to the legs of the user, the simulated walking motion being imparted by the back and forth motion of the pair of handles.