Published on mar 23 2009.
Floor to chair transfer amputee.
Practice going from the floor to chair.
Please try again later.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
Yourself down into sitting.
I ve fallen and i can get up.
Unlock the brakes and wheel away from the bed so you can swing the wheelchair s leg rests back into place.
Use your arms to support your weight as you lift yourself up and back into the chair.
Push up to get both feet on the floor.
Wheelchair to couch transfer techniques.
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.
Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair.
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.
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Hold onto the chair at all times.
Wheelchair to couch transfers are very similar to wheelchair to toilet techniques.
Floor transfer instructions page 2 7.
Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair.
This feature is not available right now.
Reach backward for the arms of the chair.
With the elbow locked shift most of the body weight over onto the hand and arm on the floor.
Secondly i also outline how to return to uprig.
Always lock the wheelchair before any transfer.
You can support yourself during the transfer by holding onto the hand rim of the wheel on the opposite side of the couch.
You want to have the chair on the edge of the sofa as close as possible.