Tips and tricks from people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Easing strain on buttocks
Technique for persons with poor balance and impaired arm/hand function to ease strain on buttocks
User bends forward
To avoid pressure ulcers the user needs to frequently change positions. She bends forward. To avoid falling she supports herself with her elbows on her knees. To get up to seated position again she hooks her forearms behind the back of the wheelchair and pulls herself up.
User hooks one arm behind the back of the wheelchairUser pulls herself up to seated position
Tipsare: Yasmin
Yasmin lives in an apartment. She is working part time. She was injured in 1999 and has a C-5 tetraplgia. Through hand surgery her grip function improved. She has personal assistance 24 hours a day, 7 hours of those are assistance on call.
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