Tips and tricks from people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Transfer to toilet
Transfer to the toilet for a person who uses a wheelchair and has impaired arm/hand function
User places his feet on the floor
The user positions the wheelchair at a 90-degree angle to the toilet chair. He places his feet on the floor. He moves forward in the wheelchair by leaning backward over the back of the wheelchair. He sits upp again and while supporting himself with the arm closest to the toilet on the toilet arm support and the other arm on the wheelchair wheel, he moves over to the toilet.
The user lifts himself over to the toiletUser lifts himself over to the toiletUser positions himself on the toilet
Tipsare: Tobias
The person lives in an apartment. He is working and studying full time. He was injured in 2003 and has a tetraplegia (C6). He has personal assistance 1-3 hours a day.
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