Adjustment of sitting position

- technique to adjust sitting position; a method for people with impaired arm function and good trunk balance


User receives help to move backwards in the wheelchair (video)

The user bends forward and an assistant grips him under the sitting bones (ischial tuberosities) and pulls him back. At the same time the user pushes himself back (the user has some trunk and leg function).

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User receives help to move backwards in the wheelchair

User receives help to move backwards in the wheelchair

Author: Kenneth

Kenneth bor i en lägenhet. Han skadade sig 2006 och har en hög inkomplett tetraplegi med uttalad spasticitet. Han har personlig assistans 130 timmar i veckan.
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Type of disability

Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

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