When returning up from kneeling lean your weight over arms and push up with stronger leg.
Floor to wheelchair transfers.
You can progress towards placing your hands on the floor when you have mastered transfer from standing to high kneeling and return to standing.
Erik gets the chair close to him and by keeping one hand on the wheelchair frame and one on the floor he s able to lift himself up and into his chair.
Bend your back knee down to the floor.
Once on the floor unhook the sling from the lift and move the base of the lift from under the person.
Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair.
When you first attempt to transfer from the floor to the chair.
First one is when the chair is at a 90 degree angle to the body.
Carefully begin to turn in order to sit on the chair.
Hold onto the chair at all times.
Slowly lower the person to the floor allowing them to lay in the middle of the lift base.
Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8.
Push up to get both feet on the floor.
Pillows padding and position changes should be used as needed to prevent pressure areas.
Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair.
Skin needs to be protected while the person is on the floor.
Bring your other knee down.