The Topro Olympos Off-Road Rollator is Changing Lives

Sam at St Helens Well, Thetford Forest	Topro Olympos on rougher terrain	Topro Olympos on wet clay

Sam with her Topro Olympos and the terrains encountered...

For me the outdoors is my sanctuary, and the Topro Olympos Off-Road Wheeled Walker has not only made this so much easier, but has ensured the continuation of the best therapy in the world - being with nature.

With wide ranging and complex neurological disabilities, along with longstanding rheumatoligal and metabolic problems I need assistance in many ways. No other walker or aid really has met all my needs like the Topro has, I know it sounds corny - but it’s true!

Being a former Army Driver, the Topro was sure to be put through its paces, and it certainly never ceases to amaze me. The more you need to lean on the walker, the easier the rugged terrain is to get over.

Mr.Topro, as I call the walker, goes everywhere - this year’s snow and ice were no problem, the tyres and brake system ensured excellent grip on ungritted paths and even those that incline off to one side (these are usually the bane of any mobility aid user).

Living in rural East Anglia there is a lot of large chunks of flint and gravel - and yes, the Topro really does go over tree roots! Thetford has thrown up enough challenges for Mr Topro, a range of surfaces from hard grit and flint, to sandy peat with flint and branch debris. No jolts as with other walkers, and so no wear and tear on increasingly weakening muscles and joints - what a relief to go out and actually enjoy as supposed to endure a day out in the countryside. 

The Topro has also re-opened options throughout the town of Colchester and Bury St.Edmunds. Narrow shop aisles, and busy coffee shops are no longer an issue, and I don't have to keep profusely apologizing for getting people to make room for me to get through - my independance is everything, and after all we just want to come and go as everyone else does without major dramas. The kerb lifters are brilliant, no more faffing about and extra fatigue incurred in having to find ramps or sloped pavement crossings in town - all I have to do is lightly place my foot on the lever and it is an effortless ascent up the kerb/doorstep.

The weight of the walker is so well worked out - I can lift it one handed as I have the other on my crutch, I lift it in stages into my car. With unpredicatable neurological symptoms including dizzyness one’s confidence can easily diminish. I was really excited about the particular feature on the Topro in that you stand within the frame, and not outside of it - preventing slouching too. You just feel so safe - and confidence really helps in managing visuo-spatial awareness problems.

The Team at Home and Medical were brilliant in helping and advising me on the purchase, and the after sales care. It's great to be able to service the brakes, and other parts myself! When your body is able to do less, independence becomes ever more important. I'm only 38 this year, and it is great to have a mobility aid that is as youthful in spirit as its owner. In fact, I found that most people with mobility problems put the able bodied to shame with our love of life and our determination to live it to the fullest of our abilities. The enjoyment that I get from using the Topro Off-Road never ceases, and grows every day.

Thank-you seems woefully inadequate in relation to what the Topro Olympos Off-Road Rollator has given to me.

Yours sincerely and with best wishes

Sam Stewart

Mrs Joan Berman using her Topro Olympos on 'rough' terrain