Pull up trousers while sitting in wheelchair

Method for wheelchair user with compromised arm/hand function to pull up trousers

The user pulls up the trousers while sitting in the wheelchair

Pulling on trousers while sitting in wheelchair

Technique:
User moves as close as possible to the front of the wheelchair. He does this by moving his fist behind his bottom and pushing himself forward with it. Next he leans backward over the wheelchair backrest in order to take as much weight off his bottom as possible. Then he inserts his index fingers into each of the loops on the waistband of the trousers and pulls them up.

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Author: Tobias

Personen bor i lägenhet. Han arbetar och studerar heltid. Han skadade sig 2003 och har en komplett tetraplegi C6. Han ca 1- 3 timmar assistans per dag.

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