Transfer from wheelchair to kayak

Transfer technique for wheelchair users
The user moves from the wheelchair to the dock
The user moves from the wheelchair to the dock

Technique: The user jumps down onto the dock, preferably onto a cushion. User places legs into the kayak while a person holds the kayak so it does not tip. User lifts herself over into the kayak.

Users comments
Kayaks with a larger cockpit (Model Basic) make it easier to transfer.

User sitting on Roho cushion on the dock
User sitting on Roho cushion on the dock
User moving into the kayak; a person holds the kayak
User moving into the kayak; a person holds the kayak
User moving into the kayak; a person holds the kayak
User moving into the kayak; a person holds the kayak

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RG Active Rehabilitation offers kayak lessons for persons who have a spinal cord injury. 2006

Author: Lotta

Lotta bor i en tvåplansvilla på landet ihop med maken, dottern, tre hundar och en katt. Hon arbetar ideellt för Rekryteringsgruppens friluftsgrupp. Hon skadade sig 1983 och har en hög paraplegi (TH 3). Hon har ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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