Lift strap

Narrow lift straps facilitate bathroom visits for people with extensive disabilities

Helena sitting in the wheelchair; one sling under her thighs and one behind her back under her arms.
User with lift straps in place

The user uses narrow padded lift straps.

Users comments
Narrow lift straps are easy to put on and facilitate pulling down/up trousers and/or skirt. Helena uses a strap that holds her arms together to prevent them from sliding apart, see associated tip.

Purchased from
Invacare, invacare.com/ (last checked March 2020)

Paid for by
County Council

Helena’s husband places lift strap behins her back.
Helena’s husband places lift strap behins her back.

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Tipsare: Helena

Helena lives together with her husband and two teenage children in a house. She is working part time (75%). Since birth she has a muscular disease with symtoms similar to a high spinal cord lesion. She has personal assistance 24 hours a day.