35 replies to this topic

[WildKat]

I'd suggest adjusting your footrest so it's a bit lower. If this doesn't fix the problem you could buy some soft foam and cut a couple of small wedges to put on each of the front sides of your cushion under the cover so your legs are kept together. Make sure it's soft enough so it doesn't case pressure. This way you don't have to worry about pressure from any straps and you don't have to mess around with anything extra or have a visible strap ruin your outfit.

[ulsterkeith]

Alright I'll say it.I would prefer a girl whose legs fall open easy .

[Vanessamaee]

Crossing your legs works well, but looks slightly awkward when rolling. I went to a wedding and I tied them together with a bow ;) but other than that, I wear pants for the most part, not skirts, so im not really to worried about them. The whole foam thing would waste a ton of time repositioning after a transfer... Just think of how nice the breeze would feel!

[LeviM]

I may be male but I have had a couple embarrassing incidents involving baggy shorts and the wind blowing just the right way to allow my junk to be clearly visible to people walking twords me. (I can't stand wearing underwear lol) When I was living in an assisted living facility in Texas I was on my way up to the front office. I had baggy shorts on and the wind was blowing just the right way. I came down a little slope and the wind blew my shorts open and some poor old lady got an eye full.. She just sorta stopped and stood there eyes big as quarters. Took me a second to realize what had just happened. lol

Likely to say I now have a 4 point lap belt on both my power and manual chair that goes across the top of my lap.. What I do with it is allow some slack and then push it forward just below my knee caps and then pull it snug. This keeps my legs together and any baggy shorts kept in check.

Body point makes the one I use on both my chairs but I could one find a picture of one on their website. This is the closest I could find. This one is made by invacare. http://www.healthpro...s-lap-belt.html

It fastens to your chair at the back of the seat and twords the front of the seat on each side. If you allow it to have enough slack you can pull it just over your knees and then pull the center ring to make it snug enough to stay put. This also helps make sure my pelvic region doesn't slide forward too.

Something else I just thought about. I recently had transfer handles put on my power chair. The transfer handles them self do a pretty good job at pushing the knees together. They are mounted at the front left and right corner of my cushion on the frame.

Edited by LeviM, 01 April 2012 - 03:35 PM.

[Andromeda]

As a seamstress, I would recommmend some material such as a soft knit material that would not restrict circulation, with velcro closures; possibly a stronger wide "elastic" would work, but my concern with that would be circulation issues. I would think something close to your natural skin tone would be good and not show through light colored skirts. I imagine it would need to be about two inches wide all the way around. I would be more than happy to help you work on this if you haven't already found a solution by now. All I need is a measurement, and you need to keep in mind that a knit fabric is going to stretch...it may mean some "back and forth" through the mail system, but I'm willing to try if you are. If you want to pursue it, let me know.

Same goes for anyone else on this forum...if you can think of something that would make your life easier and you can't find it commercially, I'm willing to work with you on it.

[Colleen1980]

Whenever I have been in weddings, which is the only time I wear dresses, I just used ribbon to tie them together under the dress...