Standing up from the chair:
1) Ask the patient if they want to get up out of their chair.
Example: "Do you want to get out of your wheelchair?" OR "Are you ready to get out of your wheelchair?"
2) Lock the breaks on the wheelchair.
3) Make sure that the foot rests are either off of the chair or moved to the sides.
4) Have the patient scoot their bottom to the edge of the seat.
Example: "Can you scoot your body forward so that you are sitting on the edge of the seat?"
5) Ask the patient to place both feet flat on the floor, and far enough back so that they cannot see them from the seated position.
Example: "Can you place your feet flat on the floor and then slide them back so that you cannot see your toes?"
6) Ask the patient to place both hands on the arm rests.
Example: "Can you place your hands on the arm rests?"
6) Ask patient to lean their trunk forward and push themselves up out of the chair.
Example: "Can you lean your upper body forward and then push up on the armrests and stand?"
7) Therapist should always keep hands near the patient's hips and move with the patient as they stand.
Example: "Do you want to get out of your wheelchair?" OR "Are you ready to get out of your wheelchair?"
2) Lock the breaks on the wheelchair.
3) Make sure that the foot rests are either off of the chair or moved to the sides.
4) Have the patient scoot their bottom to the edge of the seat.
Example: "Can you scoot your body forward so that you are sitting on the edge of the seat?"
5) Ask the patient to place both feet flat on the floor, and far enough back so that they cannot see them from the seated position.
Example: "Can you place your feet flat on the floor and then slide them back so that you cannot see your toes?"
6) Ask the patient to place both hands on the arm rests.
Example: "Can you place your hands on the arm rests?"
6) Ask patient to lean their trunk forward and push themselves up out of the chair.
Example: "Can you lean your upper body forward and then push up on the armrests and stand?"
7) Therapist should always keep hands near the patient's hips and move with the patient as they stand.