Push up to get both feet on the floor.
Floor to chair transfer amputee.
Always lock the wheelchair before any transfer.
Published on mar 23 2009.
Floor transfer instructions page 2 7.
Yourself down into sitting.
Use your arms to support your weight as you lift yourself up and back into the chair.
Secondly i also outline how to return to uprig.
Reach backward for the arms of the chair.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
This video details how i transfer to and from the floor as a paraplegic.
With one hand firmly grasping the armrest on the same side6 bend forward and reach down for the floor placing the other hand on the floor.
Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair.
Unlock the brakes and wheel away from the bed so you can swing the wheelchair s leg rests back into place.
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I ve fallen and i can get up.
You want to have the chair on the edge of the sofa as close as possible.
Practice going from the floor to chair.
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Wheelchair to couch transfer techniques.
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Hold onto the chair at all times.
Amputee bk floor stand transfer.
With the elbow locked shift most of the body weight over onto the hand and arm on the floor.
When you first attempt a transfer from the floor the wheelchair seat it is easier if you use other things for support in between the floor and the chair.
You can support yourself during the transfer by holding onto the hand rim of the wheel on the opposite side of the couch.