Transfer: Moderate Assist
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Jan Davis demonstrates her hand positions and facilitation of one method used to transfer a stroke survivor. Remember: gait belts, or safety belts should always be used when needed by the therapist, the patient or when required by the facility.
Jan Davis demonstrates her hand positions and facilitation of one method used to transfer a stroke survivor. Remember: gait belts, or safety belts should always be used when needed by the therapist, the patient or when required by the facility.
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Repositioning: Normal Movement
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Observe movements that are typical of someone, who hasn’t had a stroke, reposition in a chair. All therapeutic handling methods are based on ‘normal’ (or typical) movements.
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Scooting Forward & Backward in the Chair
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Jan Davis demonstrates how to help a patient shift their weight from side to side in order to scoot forward and backward while seated in a chair or on a bed. This method is useful when repositioning a stroke survivor whose feet do not reach the floor
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High-Surface Transfer: Moderate Assist
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High hospital beds can make wheelchair transfers nearly impossible. In this chapter learn to transfer stroke survivors on and off a high surface safely and efficiently.