I am a t1 complete paraplegic.
Floor to wheelchair transfer techniques.
Floor transfer instructions page 2 7.
This video explains how i transfer from my wheelchair to the floor and back up.
Learn how to transfer from your wheelchair down to the floor and b.
When returning up from kneeling lean your weight over arms and push up with stronger leg.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair.
Bed chair transfer.
Lock your wheels if transferring from a wheelchair.
Push up to get both feet on the floor.
The first transfer technique jesi demonstrates is transferring to a couch and then transferring to your wheelchair.
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.
Bring your other knee down.
Hold onto the chair at all times.
Floor transfers jesi recommends putting on shoes before doing a floor transfer to give yourself more stability.
I have also used sturdy chairs like a dining room chair to demonstrate and train the floor transfer technique featured in the video below.
Bend your back knee down to the floor.
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.
Paralyzed from the armpits down.
Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair.
Jump to 2 50 in video.
Put your feet on floor unless your therapist tells you not to.
Get your arm rest out of the way on the side next to the surface you are transferring to.