Floor To Chair Trasnfer

Swing your hand from the floor to the frame of the chair.

Floor to chair trasnfer.

Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair. Pull the cushion off of your seat. Joe puts his elbow in his wheelchair basically using the chair to help him to where he is up on his knees. Place your chair upright with the footrests angled towards a side of your body.

Hold onto the chair at all times. Pick up your cushion and find a place to transfer out of the chair. Floor to chair transfer procedure 1. He then gets into a high kneel position pushing off the ground with one hand while the other hand is on his seat cushion.

Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair. Sit on the cushion. Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair. Lift and push to slide your hips back.

Put the brakes on. 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. Floor transfer instructions page 2 7. Keep your hands in front of your hips.

When you first attempt to transfer from the floor to the chair. Place it in front of your footrests if possible. To begin the transfer joe tries to align his knees up with the center of his footplate. Remove your seatbelt and move out of your chair.

Push up to get both feet on the floor. Reaching too far behind can cause you to slide off of the seat.