If you are helping someone move from bed to chair, toilet, or wheelchair, the first question is not which technique to use. It is whether that transfer is safe to…
After a lower-limb amputation, the hardest question is often not, "Will I get a prosthesis?" It is, "How do I move safely right now, and what comes next?" The answer…
A curb or single step can look small until someone has to manage it with a walker or cane. Level walking lets the person keep a steady rhythm. A curb…
COPD and oxygen change a transfer because breathing becomes part of the movement plan. The person is not just standing, turning, and sitting. They may also be managing shortness of…
A cruise can be one of the easier vacations for someone with limited mobility, but only if the access details are handled before sailing. The ship may have accessible cabins,…
Coaching a self-transfer means helping someone do as much of the movement as they safely can. You are not abandoning them. You are setting up the space, giving clear cues,…
Most transfer problems are not one big mistake. They are a stack of small ones: the chair is too far away, the brakes are not locked, the person's feet are…
A gait belt can make transfers safer, but only when it is used for the right job. It gives the caregiver a secure handhold while a person stands, walks, turns,…
Getting in and out of a car can become one of the hardest parts of leaving home. The person may walk well enough inside the house, then freeze at the…
