I need a gait belt to fit a 500-600 # man

I am a nurse practitioner and have a patient that is 500 plus pounds.

I need a gait belt for him.

Any suggestions?

Comments for
I need a gait belt to fit a 500-600 # man

Average Rating

Click here to add your own comments

May 30, 2010
Rating

Multiple Gait Belts
by: Anonymous

Thank you for such a great question and what motivation and inspiration to know that your patient is on the move!

What I have done in the past when my single gait belt did not fit around my patient is to simply use as many gait belts as I needed to, linking them together at the buckle.

Take the buckle end of one gait belt and thread the loose end of another gait belt through it as if you are securing it around a patient. Now your gait belt is that much longer. Use as many as you need to.

Caution... gait belts tend to slip up to the armpits based on body size and the fact that many people do not want to cinch the belt down. Based on the body shape of your patient, secure it as tight as you can around his waist - possible using a "fat roll" to your advantage by securing the belt below that level.

Godspeed and bless you! Be careful.

Marcia Oliver MSPT

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to Troubleshooting PT equipment

[?] Subscribe To This Site

I need a gait belt to fit a 500-600 # man

Comments for I need a gait belt to fit a 500-600 # man

Comments for
I need a gait belt to fit a 500-600 # man