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Tips and tricks from people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

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Stafan livs in an apartment. He is working full time. Since birth he has low paraplegia. No assistance.

Go up a curb in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Go up a curb in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down a curb in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Go down a curb in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Balancing on rear wheels

– essential for good wheelchair technique [..]

Balancing on rear wheels
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride up an escalator in a wheelchair with assistance

Description of technique with help from one person [..]

Ride up an escalator in a wheelchair with assistance
Author Staffan2011 Categories Mobility with assistance, Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Going up stairs with handrail in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Going up stairs with handrail in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down a flight of stairs with a wheelchair with assistance

Description of technique with help from one person [..]

Go down a flight of stairs with a wheelchair with assistance
Author Staffan2011 Categories Mobility with assistance, Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride up an escalator in a wheelchair

Technique for people who have strong arms [..]

Ride up an escalator in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down a flight of stairs with handrail in a wheelchair

Technique for people who have strong arms [..]

Go down a flight of stairs with handrail in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride a bus in a wheelchair

Independent mobility in a bus with low step-in height [..]

Ride a bus in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchair, Using transportationTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride a bus in a wheelchair

Technique to get out of a bus [..]

Ride a bus in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Mobility, Moving around by wheelchair, Using transportationTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down an indoor ramp in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Go down an indoor ramp in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride down an escalator in a wheelchair

Technique for people who have strong arms [..]

Ride down an escalator in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Ride down an escalator in a wheelchair with assistance

Description of technique with help from one person [..]

Ride down an escalator in a wheelchair with assistance
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down a flight of stairs without handrail in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Go down a flight of stairs without handrail in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)

Go down a steep ramp in a wheelchair

Technique for people with strong arms [..]

Go down a steep ramp in a wheelchair
Author Staffan2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchairTags Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1)
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Kategorier av tips

  • Assisting others/childcare
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  • Carrying, moving and handling objects
  • Communication
  • Eating, drinking
  • Economic life
  • Education
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  • Mobility
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  • Recreation, leisure
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Tips by injury level

  • High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4) (142)
  • High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6) (617)
  • Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1) (177)
  • High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10) (187)
  • Low paraplegia (Th11-S1) (103)
  • Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1) (42)
  • Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1) (21)
  • Tetraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (C2-Th1) (50)
  • Paraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (Th2-S1) (4)
  • Tip categories
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    • Household tasks
    • Housing
    • Looking after ones health
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