I am a t1 complete paraplegic.
Floor to wheelchair transfer techniques.
Scoot to the edge of your chair.
Push up to get both feet on the floor.
Paralyzed from the armpits down.
Hold onto the chair at all times.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
You can progress towards placing your hands on the floor when you have mastered transfer from standing to high kneeling and return to standing.
Floor transfer instructions page 2 7.
Bend your back knee down to the floor.
The first transfer technique jesi demonstrates is transferring to a couch and then transferring to your wheelchair.
I m not gonna lie i m pretty proud of this moment this is arguably the hardest transfer for someone who is paraplegic this is the first time i have been able to do the floor to chair transfer on.
I have also used sturdy chairs like a dining room chair to demonstrate and train the floor transfer technique featured in the video below.
Jump to 2 50 in video.
Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair.
Bring your other knee down.
Put your feet on floor unless your therapist tells you not to.
This video explains how i transfer from my wheelchair to the floor and back up.
Bed chair transfer.
Lock your wheels if transferring from a wheelchair.
When returning up from kneeling lean your weight over arms and push up with stronger leg.
Floor transfers jesi recommends putting on shoes before doing a floor transfer to give yourself more stability.
Learn how to transfer from your wheelchair down to the floor and b.
If you have a wheelchair and the armrests can be removed then you can use a wheelchair transfer technique to lift your loved one off the floor as seen in the video below.