About Us
Davis Made Inc.
The Standing Dani® dynamic stander is different than any other dynamic stander in the industry because DavisMade Inc. is different than any other company producing standers.
Daniel Davis, founder of DavisMade is the pioneer of the upright mobility stander. In 1975 his daughter "Dani" was born 10 weeks premature. At the age of 1, Dani was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.
Immediately Daniel Davis began his quest for answers and direction on how he could assure the highest quality of life for his daughter. When Dani was 4 years old, Mr. Davis fabricated his first stationary prone stander. When Dani was 6 years old she was active in Mr. Davis's first functional mobile pediatric prone stander.
In 1985 with a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, Daniel Davis brought together a team from General Motors Engineering and Management Institute and The University of Michigan. The team produced seven prototypes of Mr. Davis's mobile pediatric prone stander and observed the effects of children with cerebral palsy standing and self-propelling.
The study corroborated the overwhelming positive effects of standing and self-propelling for improved range of motion of the lower extremity and increased back extensor strength and improved head control and balance.
In 1990 the first Standing Dani® dynamic stander was sold through the newly incorporated DavisMade, Inc.
The Standing Dani® Dynamic Stander
The Standing Dani® dynamic stander is produced differently than the other dynamic standers on the market. Because no two children are exactly alike, no two Standing Dani's® are exactly alike. Every Standing Dani® is custom developed to your child's anatomical structure.
Beside anatomical structure, there are many factors we consider when constructing a Standing Dani® dynamic stander.
- Does the child exhibit good head control?
- Is there a curvature of the spine; scoliosis; lordosis; kyphosis?
- Does the child exhibit high, low or fluxuating muscle tone?
- Is involuntary spasticity present and how frequent; how severe?
- Does the child have a tendency to seizure?
- For many children with medical conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy or Spinal Muscular Atrophy, low muscle tone prevails. With these extreme conditions the positioning components must have enough flexibility with built in resistance to minimize the severity of bad postural tendencies.
Because kids grow and their bodies change, so does the Standing Dani® dynamic stander. Each model is adjustable up to 24 inches as your child grows, making the Standing Dani® a cost effective alternative to other brands. Every component on the Standing Dani® is interchangeable and upgradable. This versatility not only saves future costs but also ensures continued proper alignment as your child grows.