do your chair brakes need a tune-up?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have wood floors. i put a skinny rug by
the bed and tucked the edge of the rug under the bed. a rug with a rubber
back works well too if you keep the floor really clean of dust and dog hair.
dave
In
My Mom has hard wood floors and when I transfer my chair moves. ? We purchased
rugs to correct it but the problem continues. Has anyone had this problem??
What did you do to correct it?
Thank you have a wonderful day!
Shelly Loss
10 month incomplete
c6-c7
Try putting on the brakes.
-Angie Novak
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Mom has hard wood floors and when I transfer my
chair moves. We purchased rugs to correct it but the problem continues. Has
anyone had this problem? What did you do to correct it?
Thank you have a wonderful day!
Shelly
i have wood floors. i put a skinny rug by the bed and tucked the edge of
the rug under the bed. a rug with a rubber back works well too if you keep
the floor really clean of dust and dog hair.
dave
In a message dated 6/12/2007 5:02:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL
I'm not a big fan of hoists Mr Lubin,hence incorrect procedure during my nearly 5 year stay in an aged care facility at the tender age of 32.(Sad isn't it?) Buckled my hips to the point of no return.(Talk about contractures). Give me top and tail any day,provided you have 2 willing people to
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Chairs
Hi Stacy,
After I went to a ROHO cushion I had to stop my transfers alone
because I tore the first cushion trying to transfer with a slid board.
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas,
USA Stacy Harim [EMAIL
I just cant grasp the concept of a front transfer. Just something I
was never informed about.
Stacy
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From: David K. Kelmer
To: Stacy Harim ; quad-list@eskimo.com ; Win
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:17
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
In a message dated 4/8/2006 3:10:37 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just cant grasp the concept of a front transfer. Just something I
was never informed about.
Stacy
Its good for standing pivot transfers and those who have some mobility and
strength.
W
Message - From: ~LittleQuad~ To: Quad-list post Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers ChairsThose of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it into a electric wheelchair
- Original Message - From: Win To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers Chairs I'm not sure, but I think LittleQuad is talking about transfers from the front, instead of the side. Is that right LittleQuad? I'm like you Brien,
Hi LQ,My manual chair was an EJ Premiere and had the footrests had a latch that I could 'Thumb' and the whole thing would swing out of the way. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA ~LittleQuad~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well to tell the truth i don't know!!
I have tried transferring without the foot rests
and it is so much more difficult for me.
T. Houston
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From:
David K. Kelmer
To: ~LittleQuad~ ; Win ; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:28
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Not with this pressure sore I've been fighting. I did great with the
J2.
Stacy
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From: Brien
To: Stacy Harim
Cc: Win ; quad-list@eskimo.com ; ~LittleQuad~
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:05
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Howbout a firm
Front? How is it possible?
Stacy
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From: Win
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:57
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Chairs
I'm not sure, but I think LittleQuad is talking about transfers
from the front, instead
NO, I mean from the side.Stacy Harim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Front? How is it possible?Stacy- Original Message - From: Win To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9!
:57
PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers Chairs I'm not sure, but I think
Why would you need to remove your footrests if you're doing a transfer
from the side?
Win
At 09:18 AM 4/5/2006, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:
NO, I mean from the
side.
On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:34 PM, ~LittleQuad~ wrote:
Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual
chairs?
What kind
well to tell the truth i don't know!! i suppose the PT assumes we must... they stick out to the front and is kind of hard to go overthem, but not as hard as removing them...Win [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would you need to remove your footrests if you're doing a transfer from the side?WinAt
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From:
Stacy Harim
To: Quad-list post ; ~LittleQuad~
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:44
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Chairs
Im in a manual chair but use a roho cushion now and that is my issue with
the transfers. The board gets
I keep the foot rests on because it helps with
my balancing and I don't have to lift my legs from the floor to the
bed.
T. Houston
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From:
KK Batte
To: quad-List@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:53
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Howbout a firm cushion so that you are closer in height to your wheelchair when you sit on lower spaces?BrienOn Apr 2, 2006, at 6:42 AM, Stacy Harim wrote:I'm T 7 with a long torso so my transfers are just OK. I scoot more than up and over. I cannot transfer to a couch bc I'll never get out. I
I transfer into a power chair. With the armrest all the way back
and behind the cushion, there is no obstruction to sliding
directly onto the cushion. What do you mean about legs what legs?
Here is the url for my chair notice the footrests are not in the
way at all
that
issue?
Stacy
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From: ~LittleQuad~
To: Quad-list post
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:34
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Chairs
Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What
kind do you use? I am obviously not going
Where you foot pad is, I decided to get articulating legs that raise
up down. Helps prevent swelling in legs.Now for transferring,
it is easiest to remove the leg closest to whatever I am transferring
into. My chair is a Quantum rehab chair.
My legs are heavy only have one arm to
I'm not sure, but I think LittleQuad is talking about transfers from
the front, instead of the side. Is that right LittleQuad? I'm like
you Brien, and do my transfer to the bed from the side. Which means
no need to remove footrests. However, to transfer to toilet and
bathtub, I do my transfer
post Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] TransfersHi LQ,Back when I was younger than I am now, I could do a bed-to-chair transfer, and back,using a slid board. These days I do a standing pivot transfer back and forth from bed to chair. With Love, CtrlA
In a message dated 4/3/2006 5:09:54 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The "Classic" single person pivot transfer. With some people you can
induce a spasm to aid in lifting. Just make sure that they don't jump over
your head as you are lifting, lol.
W
Hi Paul,
A
Yes, I was using a manual back then.~LittleQuad~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it into a electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each! Thanks
- Original Message -
From: ~LittleQuad~
To: Win ; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:57
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
I fractured C-4,5,7 but function on R as C6/7 and L as a C-5,
have minimum tricepsWin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Stupid
question here
~ To: Win ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers I fractured C-4,5,7 but function on R as C6/7 and L as a C-5, have minimum tricepsWin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stupid question here but when yo!
u say
you're c5-c6, is that where your
Those of you who transfer, I'm assuming you are in manual chairs? What kind do you use? I am obviously not going to be able to do it into a electric wheelchair. The legs are like 8 lbs each! Thanks
i stand to transfer when there's a helper to catch me. i stood to put
my chair into my car for 35 years. now gravity is winning over.
mostly now i slide to transfer.
dave -- c3 incomplete. www.daveoconnell.com
In a message dated 4/1/2006 11:13:01 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL
In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:15:42 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How many of you can transfer alone? if so what level are you?
thanks
That could provide you with some suprising answers Amy. The level of
injury doesn't always rule out being able to transfer.
I am c5 with no triceps. I cannot transfer alone. Can anyone here c5 or
higher transfer?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:44:05 EST
In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:15:42 PM Central Standard Time
I'm a c-6 and can't transfer-- my wife never had patience to ever let me tryshe never even lets me get in my manual chair to try.she say's power chair or stay in bed..so a person has to live his or her life according to each situation. DanWilliam Willis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am
Tilite chair and love it, its great i'm a c-5 c-6 incomplete 5yrs post thisMarch 17th 45yrs old, AZ
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From: ~LittleQuad~ littlequad@yahoo.comTo: Quad-list post [EMAIL PROTECTED]comSent: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:15:13 -0800 (PST)Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
How many of you can
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How many of you can transfer alone? if so what level are you?
thanks
dan... what the heck?? now I may have a crappy excuse, mattress isn't hard enough, but wife won't let me?? omgosh! tell her if you learned she wouldn't have to do it!!! if that's ok with you then just ignore my post... --littlequadDanny Hearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a c-6 and can't
I fractured C-4,5,7 but function on R as C6/7 and L as a C-5, have minimum tricepsWin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stupid question here but when you say you're c5-c6, is that where your fractures were? or is that your level of function? For example, I broke c6-c7, but my level of function is at
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Stupid question here but when you say you're c5-c6, is that where your fractures were? or is that your level of function? For example, I broke c6-c7, but my level of function is at c7-t1 (I guess that's where the spinal cord got
Hi LQ,Back when I was younger than I am now, I could do a bed-to-chair transfer, and back,using a slid board. These days I do a standing pivot transfer back and forth from bed to chair. With Love, CtrlAltDel aka DaveC4/5 Complete - 29 Years PostTexas, USA ~LittleQuad~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What is standing pivot?
- Original Message -
From:
David K. Kelmer
To: ~LittleQuad~ ; Quad-list
post
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 3:32
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Hi LQ,
Back when I was younger than I am now, I could do a bed-to-chair
I transfered for 17 years then slipped and really hurt my femur badly. It is called a dystall femur fracture, looks like a hammered tent peg. Still causes awesome spasms and pain that while I can't feel it with any intensity, It can trigger AD whenever it is in the mood. I don't have the
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:12
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I am c5 with no triceps. I cannot transfer alone. Can
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Re: [QUAD-L] TransfersDate: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09
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I am c5 with no triceps. I cannot transfer alone. Can anyone here c5 or
higher transfer?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:44:05 EST
In a message dated 3/31/2006 11:15:42 PM
How many of you can transfer alone? if so what level are you? thanks
.
Tom Houston
- Original Message -
From:
Stacy Harim
To: Houston809 ; dave
oconnell ; quadlist ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; David K. Kelmer
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 6:52
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Houston,
I've had a taste ofboth levels. I
t ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; David K. Kelmer
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Houston,
I've had a taste ofboth levels. I was a quad when I got out of my coma. I just thought that I would love it if I could use my arms. I'm T 7/8 but my torso is so long that I am
i to am c-5/6 without the use of my fingers and iwork at whatever it is i'm trying to do with my hands until i figure out a way get them to accommodate me. now people, a lot of times, can't even tell my hands are paralyzed.
In a message dated 8/26/2005 9:44:53 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL
@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:12:33 AM Central Standard Time, TheOmen723 writes:
hey paul
can you do a weight shift in your chair or turn yourself at night? if not that would be a good starting point.i'm c-5/6
Title: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Dave,
You sound 2 be a super quad yourself. Keep pushing you and others truly inspire me. Ive met a few quads that stand, Ive only met 1 so far that actually walk . I like some others pray for medical break throughs. Id love 2 just have a little more return. I just
Hi Houston,
I agree with you about Dave. I think we all are super just by showing each other, and everyone else, that we're here and doing whatever we can to live a good life. Each day adds up, and as the years go by we learn a little more about ourselves. I hope yours is a lucky 7. :)
With
-L] Transfers
Hi Houston,
I agree with you about Dave. I think we all are super just by
showing each other, and everyone else, that we're here and doing whatever we
can to live a good life. Each day adds up, and as the years go by we
learn a little more about ourselves. I hope
it is.
Stacy
- Original Message -
From: ~LittleQuad~
To: Stacy Harim ; Quad-list
post
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:20
AM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
i've seen quad transfers without boards...curtis...he's c 6/7 and never
has used a board as long as i've known him
in the van without a board. It is so impressive. Im not mad that that I have to use one cuz it could always be worse than it is.
Stacy
- Original Message -
From: ~LittleQuad~
To: Stacy Harim ; Quad-list post
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
i've
Paul,
I'm a C-5/6 incomplete and I'm unable to transfer myself. I think
before you start trying to transfer yourself first get evaluated by your local
rehab. if you are able to transfer yourself to your local rehab will be
able to show you the proper way. I don'tthink you wantto end
up
I'm in full agreement with Jim! Transferring a Quad, is not always an easy
task.
For most, it requires plenty of training and testing. There is only one way
to
achieve that. The right way!
First, the body must be strong enough to effect a transfer. Brittle bones
will
snap under
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:12:33 AM Central Standard Time, TheOmen723
writes:
hey paul
can you do a weight shift in your chair or turn
yourself at night? if not that would be a good starting point.i'm
c-5/6 incomplete, have veryweak tricepts and have been transfering
Title: Re: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Im a C6 C7 I do sliding board transfers. I can get my legs onto bed myself or rather could a few yrs ago. Ive been letting my aids ut my feet up onto bed after I slide over.
On 8/22/05 9:46 PM, Stacy Harim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I saw a video of a quad
not mad about it but I am very impressed by you.
Stacy
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Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:24
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Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:12:33 AM Central Standard Time
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To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:12:33 AM Central Standard Time, TheOmen723 writes:
hey paul
can you do a weight shift in your chair or turn yourself at night? if not that would be a good starting point.I'm
I LET MY SPASMS HELP ME WITH MY FEET. ONCE I HAVE MY BUTT ON THE BED
I LEAN BACK AND MY LEGS NATURALLY FOLLOW. THEN I USE MY TRAPESE BAR TO
HELP MYSELF STRAIGHTEN OUT. I USE TO TRANSFER TO A REGULAR MATTRESS WHICH
WAS EASY BUT NOW I HAVE A PRODIGY AIR MATTRESS WHICH MAKES MOVING WHILE I'M
-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:24
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Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
In a message dated 8/23/2005 10:12:33 AM Central Standard Time,
TheOmen723 writes:
hey paul
can
Hi Everyone,
I am a C5/6 complete quad who would like to transfer myself from chair to bed.Anyone able to transfer themselves at my level of injury or any level? Any tips or techniques or equipment to help me?
Thanks Paul
Hi Paul,
I am a C5/6 incomplete. I do have some triceps now through electric
stimulation. At first I didn't have any. Do you have inervasion in your
deltoids?
I have been practicing slide - board transfers since I was able to sit up in
rehab. Then I still needed assistance, but as a
of the
straps or anything. It was a long time ago.
Good luck Paul,
Stacy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:07
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Subject: [QUAD-L] Transfers
Hi Everyone,
I am a C5/6 complete quad who would like
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