Floor To Wheelchair Transfer Paraplegic

Place your chair upright with the footrests angled towards a side of your body.

Floor to wheelchair transfer paraplegic.

Remove your seatbelt and move out of your chair. Keep your hands in front of your hips. A wheelchair transfer is when you move a person into or out of a wheelchair. It is easier with an assistant but can be done alone.

If you are not seriously injured you will need to get back into your wheelchair. The second one is when the chair is behind him. Once back on your chair check your skin more carefully. Brian who is a complete t1 paraplegic shows how he transfers from his wheelchair to the floor and back up again.

Jesi recommends putting on shoes before doing a floor transfer to give yourself more stability. Being able to get onto the floor can be helpful for performing a home exercise program including getting onto the stomach for stretching of the front of the hip and trunk which can get tight with long term wheelchair use. Paraplegic transfer floor to wheelchair demo 15. You may now walk hands forward so you are balanced and finally pull yourself up onto the wheelchair seat.

Floor to chair transfer procedure 1. Paraplegic floor transfer paralyzed living youtube ideas resources. If possible get someone to help you. First one is when the chair is at a 90 degree angle to the body.

To and from floor moving to and from the floor with a lift. The first transfer technique jesi demonstrates is transferring to a couch and then transferring to your wheelchair. You will now need to place the wheelchair in front of your feet. At first this direct from floor to seat strategy will be difficult it is better to try the first way of transferring explained on this page.

Reaching too far behind can cause you to slide off of the seat. Jump to 2 50 in video first thing s first gain your composure after falling. Home spinal cord injury transfers lift transfer. Erik gets the chair close to him and by keeping one hand on the wheelchair frame and one on the floor he s able to lift himself up and into his chair.

You may need to use transfer aids such as a gait belt a sliding board or a mechanical lift to help move a person. Pick up your cushion and find a place to transfer out of the chair.