Hello, I have been an occupational therapist for several years in home support. I just discovered your videos on youtube and I find them just fantastic. Thank you very much for the demonstrations, explanations, details and ideas to help me do my job better. I will surely also show your videos to my clients so that they understand the maneuvers better before trying them with them.
Ok so what my problem is my dad can’t use his legs at all. They are dead weight. He is a HEAVY man and I cannot lift him at all. His problem is that he can’t lift himself enough to actually slide. Right now he is using a suction cup handle to lift himself little by little to scoot across to the recliner or shower. The problem is that once he starts to slide he loses the wheelchair arm as a support and then can’t go any further. What do I do? To get in and out of the recliner I put a 1x2 (sanded) board across each armrest with wise. That way he has a solid surface to hold onto. But yet again there is always one side that doesn’t have anything solid to punch off of. Do you know what I mean? I need help bad with suggestions. If I post PICTs I would to show you what I’m talking about.
this makes no sense in a real life situation if youre a paraplegic, its almost impossible to pull shorts or even a towel out from under you when youre sitting upright
Not impossible, done it with many throughout my career. It is definitely challenging and there are certainly tons of additional, personal considerations required to address any one person’s technique. This video is a basic intro, the real work is done in person with a trained therapist who understands the nuance of working with any diagnosis requiring modified techniques for completing daily activities.
@@tncountryboy06if you’re a higher T-level para, we wouldn’t suggest this type of bathing at all, would suggest rolling shower chair with toilet seat cutout, perform transfer with only a gown on or bathrobe. Just cause we don’t know exactly what your deficits are doesn’t mean we don’t know how to bathe you safely, we have the training
Hello, I have been an occupational therapist for several years in home support. I just discovered your videos on youtube and I find them just fantastic. Thank you very much for the demonstrations, explanations, details and ideas to help me do my job better. I will surely also show your videos to my clients so that they understand the maneuvers better before trying them with them.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video
Thanks for the demo you shared😊
Thanks for demonstrating ! It's a big help
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Great explanation! Thanks!!
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Thank you!!
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This is helpful.
Thanks for the demo
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Thanks so much for this!
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Ok so what my problem is my dad can’t use his legs at all. They are dead weight. He is a HEAVY man and I cannot lift him at all. His problem is that he can’t lift himself enough to actually slide. Right now he is using a suction cup handle to lift himself little by little to scoot across to the recliner or shower. The problem is that once he starts to slide he loses the wheelchair arm as a support and then can’t go any further. What do I do? To get in and out of the recliner I put a 1x2 (sanded) board across each armrest with wise. That way he has a solid surface to hold onto. But yet again there is always one side that doesn’t have anything solid to punch off of. Do you know what I mean? I need help bad with suggestions. If I post PICTs I would to show you what I’m talking about.
Where can I buy a slide board from?
What is the sticky pad I can't really understand the name you.said
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How do you turn on the shower?
the bench needs to be facing the shower head, its backwards in this video for some reason
My Wheelchair
My wheelchair
Its very easy to demostrate using an able body!!! Use a paraplegic without any help,, its a different story. I'm not a fool.
this makes no sense in a real life situation if youre a paraplegic, its almost impossible to pull shorts or even a towel out from under you when youre sitting upright
Not impossible, done it with many throughout my career. It is definitely challenging and there are certainly tons of additional, personal considerations required to address any one person’s technique. This video is a basic intro, the real work is done in person with a trained therapist who understands the nuance of working with any diagnosis requiring modified techniques for completing daily activities.
@@EquipMeOT sorry but unless you’re actually a paraplegic (i am) you don’t get it
@@tncountryboy06if you’re a higher T-level para, we wouldn’t suggest this type of bathing at all, would suggest rolling shower chair with toilet seat cutout, perform transfer with only a gown on or bathrobe. Just cause we don’t know exactly what your deficits are doesn’t mean we don’t know how to bathe you safely, we have the training