How to return to your wheelchair after a fall in your home - floor transfer technique
QLI Physical Therapist Brad and Mentor Seth demonstrate an effective technique for returning to your wheelchair after a fall in your home. Seth demonstrates how to return his wheelchair to an upright, stable position, how to maneuver and position his body to pull himself to a higher surface (such as his futon), and finally how to transfer from that surface back to his wheelchair. Keep in mind that while Seth's futon is fairly low to the ground, you will need to be more creative if your surface is taller. Brad suggests removing cushions from the surface or even using the seat from your wheelchair to give an extra few inches to make returning to your chair easier.
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Wonderful lesson. I am a paraplegic and fell while transferring myself to my bed but could not get back into my chair. This truly helps me to know where to put my feet and the way to lift my body.
Thank you both for so clearly explaining and demonstrating how to do this. Brilliant!!!
I am an OT student studying for my board exam... this video is inspiring! Thank you Seth for being the best teacher!
Thanks for the info and demo.
PERFECTO - I am immobilized due to spinous - thus I have to ALWAYS look at my feet as NOT to cross them when walking in the kitchen with a large table to NOT lose my balance and trip/fall from looking to fast - this video was well done.
Great presentation. The removing cushions is a great idea for those higher level pieces of furniture. Also I think I saw an FES bike in the background (Awesome)
Very helpful !!
Thank you for the info.
I hope i can get to do that. X
Great video. If I'm in a situation in where I can "Stair Step" up into my chair I take it!
I have been a quadriplegic for 12 years this is the first helpful video that I can use to get up I use a walker to transfer I'm not fully quadriplegic but I do get leg spasms and this helps when I go to transfer and have a spasm in the middle and fall down thank you
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Glad it was helpful, Ted!
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Excellent. You have the right ideas, but we need to do more. Seth is a big handsome guy, upper body strength to burn. But …what caused the tip over? By the time all that happened, he or she might be too weak to complete the tasks of getting the chair up, and getting in the futon. The problem is lack of design. kzread.infoxAhrrO7aQzY?si=cS-c5MXRuUcoWtAm Furniture could be assistive. We have to do things on our own. Help is not on the way. We have to create it. Where we see things, it’s cost prohibitive. Medical deduction, yes, but need to wait to see the benefit. Can make it better using our own shared knowledge. Buy select hardwood, use carriage bolts, pvc pipe, devise a trapeze grip. The standing thing can look like a floor lamp, or a plant stand, but it’s an SOS pole. Go in with somebody for the parts. At the least, make more than one, many people need it. We ain’t in kindy-garden with design. Dark Ages. Theres startup money with the Biden Plan, no excuses now.