User drives up a curb
The user drives up to the curb. Just before the foot reaches the edge he lifts the castors a little bit over the edge. He slides his hands back on the push rims while bending his upper body forward. Then he presses the push rims forward and when he is up with all four wheels, he raises his upper body again.
Description of technique according to the book ‘Drivkraft’ [Driving force] by Ake Norsten, see below. The book is available in Swedish.
Users comments
For a description of more driving techniques, see the book ‘Drivkraft körergononmi, rullstolsteknik & metodik’ [Driving force driving ergonomics, wheelchair techniques and methods] by Åke Norsten. The book is available in Swedish and may be ordered from Spinalis, spinalis.se/?lang=en or Aleris Rehabstation Stockholm, aleris.se/rehabstation (last checked December 2020).
User drives up a curb
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