Low Pivot TransfersLow pivot transfers can truly save the day. Typically, a transfer from a wheelchair to the bed or visa versa requires a gait belt, and the goal of standing the patient, turning them and sitting them down. This can be very difficult depending on abilities or disabilities. This transfer technique can take advantage of the way the body is built! How? This transfer suggests that instead of standing the patient all the way up, you help them stand just enough to clear their bottom of the wheelchair arm or wheelchair wheel. With the use of a gait belt, you can almost use the bottom as a steering wheeling...swinging it towards the end goal and then allowing the patient to sit once it's ready to land in the right spot. I'll have some video on this later but wanted to take a stab at explaining it.
Low Pivot Transfers and Wheelchairs
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