BFPT
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- CALS
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- PA
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- Pittsburgh
Hello!
I am a caregiver for a PALS using a PWC. She has more arm weakness vs leg weakness and is still ambulatory but recently got a PWC in preparation for disease progression. One issue we have run into is that when she wants to get up from the wheel chair the foot plates need to be moved to safely stand and transfer. Due to her arm weakness she is unable to easily manage pulling the plates up and subsequently putting them back down when she returns to the chair. There is almost no shoulder strength and only minimal grip strength and wrist (2/5-3/5) on manual muscle test grade) Any recommendations or tricks that have been found would be so helpful!
Thank you all in advance and I wish you well!!
I am a caregiver for a PALS using a PWC. She has more arm weakness vs leg weakness and is still ambulatory but recently got a PWC in preparation for disease progression. One issue we have run into is that when she wants to get up from the wheel chair the foot plates need to be moved to safely stand and transfer. Due to her arm weakness she is unable to easily manage pulling the plates up and subsequently putting them back down when she returns to the chair. There is almost no shoulder strength and only minimal grip strength and wrist (2/5-3/5) on manual muscle test grade) Any recommendations or tricks that have been found would be so helpful!
Thank you all in advance and I wish you well!!