Wheelchair – Engblom comfort footrest

Padded footrest on wheelchair prevents pressure ulcers when barefoot
User with feet on footrest
User with feet on footrest

A piece of plywood is covered with soft fabric. Two hooks are screwed into the bottom, which are hooked onto the front tube of the wheelchair foot bar.

Users comments
The footrest allows the user to be barefoot and air his feet without resting them against the cold metal foot bar.

This tip is part of the series ‘5 tips to make your Panthera more comfortable,’ see associated tips.

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Editors comments
See also spinalistips.se/en/tip-footrest

Footrest covered in soft fabric
Footrest covered in soft fabric
Bottom of footrest with 2 hooks
Bottom of footrest with 2 hooks
User hooks footrest onto foot bar
User hooks footrest onto foot bar

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Author: Tomas

Tomas bor ihop med sambo i en lägenhet. Han arbetar 25% som fotograf. Han skadade sig 1983 och har en låg tetraplegi (C7). Han har hemtjänst i assistansliknande form en timme dagligen.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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