For a child learning to walk, a parent's guiding hand supplies confidence, balance and comfort after the inevitable and usually harmless fall. For an adult relearning to walk after a disabling stroke, falls can be much more dangerous, and a physical therapist cannot safely allow a patient to push their limits of balance. Chicago PT joined with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the premier rehabilitation hospital in America, seeking to provide more intensive and effective therapy for stroke patients without diminishing the crucial physical, sensory and psychological connections between the therapist and patient.