{"id":5499,"date":"2011-11-01T11:55:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:21:04","slug":"manoeuvering-a-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=5499","title":{"rendered":"Manoeuvring a wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"jwplayer-1-div\" class=\"STARS\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-1\"><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n                    function addLoadEvent1(func) {\n                      var oldonload = window.onload;\n                      if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {\n                        window.onload = func\n                      } else {\n                        window.onload = function() {\n                          if (oldonload) {\n                            oldonload()\n                          }\n                          func()\n                        }\n                      }\n                    }\n\n                    function ping1() {\n                      var ping = new Image();\n                      ping.src = 'http:\/\/i.n.jwpltx.com\/v1\/wordpress\/ping.gif?e=features&s=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stroke4carers.org&controlbar=bottom&dock=false&autostart=false&height=294&width=480&icons=true&item=0&playlist=_&playlistsize=180&repeat=none&shuffle=false&bufferlength=60&smoothing=false&stretching=uniform&mute=false&volume=90&screencolor=990066&provider=video&mediaid=5489&image=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fvid_man_whcr.jpg&file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stroke4carers.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FMANOEUVRING_WHEELCHAIR.mp4&title=MANOEUVRING_WHEELCHAIR&creator=&author=&date=2011-11-01+11%3A40%3A43&description=&modes=_';\n                    }\n\n                    addLoadEvent1(ping1);\n                  <\/script><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>jwplayer('jwplayer-1').setup({\"flashplayer\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\",\"width\":\"480\",\"height\":\"294\",\"controlbar\":\"bottom\",\"dock\":\"false\",\"autostart\":\"false\",\"icons\":\"true\",\"item\":\"0\",\"playlist\":\"none\",\"playlistsize\":\"180\",\"repeat\":\"none\",\"shuffle\":\"false\",\"bufferlength\":\"60\",\"smoothing\":\"false\",\"stretching\":\"uniform\",\"mute\":\"false\",\"volume\":\"90\",\"screencolor\":\"990066\",\"provider\":\"video\",\"mediaid\":\"5489\",\"image\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vid_man_whcr.jpg\",\"file\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MANOEUVRING_WHEELCHAIR.mp4\",\"title\":\"MANOEUVRING_WHEELCHAIR\",\"creator\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"date\":\"2011-11-01 11:40:43\",\"description\":\"\",\"modes\":[{\"type\":\"flash\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\"},{\"type\":\"html5\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}},{\"type\":\"download\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}}]});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video running time:<\/strong> 02.02 minutes. 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If moving a wheelchair off a kerb on to a road, be aware of traffic and other road dangers and take extra care.<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK Joanne and Fran.\u201d \u201cWhat we are going to do today is we\u2019re just going to go over the technique of how you would manoeuvre up a small kerb when you are out and about in the wheelchair Fran OK.\u201d \u201cSo you would, obviously come forward towards the kerb.\u201d \u201cNow you need to get the wheels as far forward as possible, just until you feel them touching against the kerb.\u201d \u201cAs you can see there are two tilt bars on the back of the wheelchair, one on either side.\u201d \u201cNow that is just to assist with lifting the front of the wheelchair slightly higher so you can accommodate kerbs and bumps in the road, when you are out and about\u201d \u201cSo what you want to do , as I\u2019ve said , the small wheels are right up against the kerb.\u201d \u201cYou pop your foot on the back of the tilt bar and gently push down and that just raises the wheels up and you just travel forward with the chair on to the road.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK Joanne if there\u2019s ever a time where you need to, you\u2019re coming across an area where you need to change level in the wheelchair, it\u2019s always safest to take Fran down backwards in the chair.\u201d \u201cSo I\u2019ll just show you how to do that.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019d come back just nice and slowly, let the back wheels come down just controlling it.\u201d \u201cAgain you can use the tilt bar just to allow the front wheels to come down nice and gently, so the manoeuvre is nice and smooth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video running time: 02.02 minutes. 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