| The DST Allows Patients to: | |
| Achieve independents on stairs significantly sooner. | |
| Achieve mobility that allows them to return to their day-to-day life. | |
| Safely practice independently. | |
| Experience a sense of accomplishment by successfully completing a full flight of stairs. | |
| Begin practicing stair climbing at an earlier stage of rehabilitation than with present acceptable tools available in the physiotherapy department. | |
| Constantly experience a sense of success and achievement, which directly contributes to their self-confidence and motivation. | |
| Ascend and descend steps reciprocally. | |
| Realize the full rehabilitation potential of the patient. | |
| Avoids the fears, pains and frustrations normally experienced when negotiating regular stairs. | |