Floor To Chair Trasnfer

Keep your hands in front of your hips.

Floor to chair trasnfer.

When you first attempt to transfer from the floor to the chair. Remove your seatbelt and move out of your chair. Place your chair upright with the footrests angled towards a side of your body. Floor to chair transfer procedure 1.

Push up to get both feet on the floor. Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair. 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. To begin the transfer joe tries to align his knees up with the center of his footplate.

Place it in front of your footrests if possible. Put your legs straight out in front of you. Pick up your cushion and find a place to transfer out of the chair. Swing your hand from the floor to the frame of the chair.

Hold onto the chair at all times. Floor transfer instructions page 2 7. Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8. Sit on the cushion.

Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair. Lift and push to slide your hips back. Once back on your chair check your skin more carefully. Reaching too far behind can cause you to slide off of the seat.

Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair. Put the brakes on.