Suggestion for rolling
#1
Posted 10 March 2006 - 09:17 PM
#2
Posted 12 March 2006 - 03:52 AM
Now I am looking for remote control activated by voice and anything else I can find to help him feel a little more independent.
Good luck, Katie.
#3
Posted 16 March 2006 - 02:25 PM
We have one of those hoyer lifts. It's not really much help to me for the rolling. We really don't use it much. Only once actually since we've had it when she first came home and the nurse wasn't paying attention and let her fall to the floor. Still took the fire dept. to come and help get her up because the nurse couldn't work the lift.
I've really learned a lot about things that medically trained people are unaware of when it comes to being paralyzed or foleys or equipment. It's sad when I'm teaching a 23 years nurse how to cath.
#4
Posted 16 March 2006 - 11:55 PM
#5
Posted 25 March 2006 - 12:00 PM
Don't take this the wrong way, but why isn't she doing this herself, as I understand it:
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I'm a C5/6, and even I can roll by myself to change my postition. Even when I've little strength from exhaustion, I can still support my upper bodyweight by hooking my arm through a "Polly Loop" above my bed to assist turning by my wife.
Were there other injuries which affect her upper body strength?
If there are not any other injuries, as a T11, she should of learned how to do this in rehab as part of her pressure management routine. It's one of the first things they teach you.
Regards
Simon.
p.s. - sorry for sticking my nose into the carer's forum, but I'm really curious on this post!
#6
Posted 25 March 2006 - 02:38 PM
Other thing is how many times are you turning her? I'm c4 complete, my uses the sheet I lie on to pull me over on the bed, then roll me. However, only need rolling three times, once for underwear, once for trousers, once for sling. Sje's done this day, day out for 23 years and has no RSI problems.
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#7
Posted 25 March 2006 - 04:49 PM
#8
Posted 25 March 2006 - 06:46 PM
#9
Posted 30 March 2006 - 06:47 AM
#10
Posted 30 March 2006 - 08:34 PM
I know she can do it because she got mad at me last night and put the transfer board under her, scooted over to the bed, fell/rolled to the side and swung her legs up on the bed. Then she used the rails to pull herself over and began to pull her pants down. After that she was out of breath and could do no more.
All I could do was laugh. I said, "Boy it's amazing what one can do when one puts one's mind to it!"
Anyway, life goes on. We'll see what happens tonight!

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