How Paraplegic Transfers In and Out of Corner Bath Unassisted - Paralife Episode 3
How to transfer in and out of a corner bath as a paraplegic without help. We show you how to transfer into a bath using two different wheelchairs and then how to transfer back out of the bath.
Transfer into bath with old wheelchair - 0:26
Transfer into bath with new wheelchair - 2:49
Transfer out of bath - 3:46
Things we use to make wheelchair life easier:
Freewheel Attachment: amzn.to/2XOtyY0
Attachment we use to store freewheel on back of chair:
amzn.to/2UgOWA8 (UK link)
amzn.to/2ZEiARj (US link)
Spinergy LX Wheels:
www.davincimobility.com/produ...
Water bottle holder: amzn.to/2XXeFhx
Water bottle cage mount:
www.decathlon.co.uk/300-unive...
How we turn our lights on and off: amzn.to/2Y8C4jX
Пікірлер: 17
cool demo
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@dlbrittain1976
5 жыл бұрын
@@PARALIFE :)
A transfer board would’ve made that experience so much easier; regardless of the type of your chair
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
Do you mean a standard transfer board or one of those special bath ones? I used to use a slide board originally but once I got the technique down I personally found it much easier to transfer without using a board (for all transfers not just bath). I guess as with most transfers, there are different ways to do it and everyone has a their own preference :) We did look at getting one of those specific bath boards but we couldn't find any that would fit this shape bath but now months of practice later I'm not sure I would bother to use one even if they did exist - it gets much much easier with practice!
@WheelieGayJay
5 жыл бұрын
PARALIFE Yes I was referring to a standard transfer board. But I would live the bath bench with the seat that slides back & forth & lowers you into the tub. But I don’t have the money for one of those.
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
How do you balance the slide board? I always found positioning it so that it doesn't slip quite tricky. Yeah everything mobility related is ridiculously expensive! That's one of my worst thing about being disabled - the technology exists to help people but nobody can afford to buy it. Glad there are a lot of charities to help a bit!
Is your injury complete? Do you get spasms or tone and how do you deal with it?
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my injury level is t4 and it is complete. I get quite alot of spasms and have tried medication to reduce them (e.g baclofen), but found it didn't really work for me. My spasms aren't that violent so I just tolerate them. Any tips?
@daninisco
4 жыл бұрын
@@PARALIFE Hi. It seems BOTOX injection is good alternative, but it is a bit expensive and it lasts just 3 months. Greetings from Chile.
@PARALIFE
4 жыл бұрын
@@daninisco thanks for the tip - we'd heard of botox injections to help bladder control but hadn't heard of it as a treatment for spasms before. Do you know how it works/where we can find more info?
that is a massively large towel, where did you get it? i've looked for that kind here in Texas (USA) but no one has them.
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is, it's great! That particular one is really old so not sure where it came from but we have beach/swimming towels of a similar size - they seem to be the next best in terms of size. Have you tried looking online?
@alejandroarroyo9659
5 жыл бұрын
@@PARALIFE yeah I looked on Amazon but didnt see anything in particular that caught my eye lol
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
Fair enough, if we happen to come across one anywhere we'll let you know
@alejandroarroyo9659
5 жыл бұрын
@@PARALIFE are you on facebook?
@PARALIFE
5 жыл бұрын
@@alejandroarroyo9659 sorry for the slow reply, we've just got back from holiday. We're on instagram but not facebook at the moment