Floor transfer instructions page 2 7.
Floor to wheelchair transfer techniques.
I m not gonna lie i m pretty proud of this moment this is arguably the hardest transfer for someone who is paraplegic this is the first time i have been able to do the floor to chair transfer on.
Get your arm rest out of the way on the side next to the surface you are transferring to.
2 person assist technique shown is a squat pivot one caregiver in front one behind allows for closer proximity of chair best done into a wheelchair or chair where armrest can be removed caregiver in front shifts his her body weight backward.
Put your feet on floor unless your therapist tells you not to.
You can progress towards placing your hands on the floor when you have mastered transfer from standing to high kneeling and return to standing.
Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair.
Learn how to transfer from your wheelchair down to the floor and b.
I have also used sturdy chairs like a dining room chair to demonstrate and train the floor transfer technique featured in the video below.
This video explains how i transfer from my wheelchair to the floor and back up.
When returning up from kneeling lean your weight over arms and push up with stronger leg.
Lock your wheels if transferring from a wheelchair.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
Paralyzed from the armpits down.
Bring your other knee down.
Floor transfers jesi recommends putting on shoes before doing a floor transfer to give yourself more stability.
Scoot to the edge of your chair.
The first transfer technique jesi demonstrates is transferring to a couch and then transferring to your wheelchair.
Bend your back knee down to the floor.
If you have a wheelchair and the armrests can be removed then you can use a wheelchair transfer technique to lift your loved one off the floor as seen in the video below.
Bed chair transfer.
Hold onto the chair at all times.
Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair.