Your later years should be your golden years. You've worked hard and now you ought to be enjoying your life with your friends, kids, grandkids, or maybe even great grandkids! But golden years often come not-so-golden dangers that threaten to steal mobility, independence, and your long sought after freedom. We are physical therapists who have dedicated our lives to help people just like you move better and stay independent so you can enjoy your life and influence the generations to come!
I am so glad I found these videos because I just started using a walker as I suffer from ME/CFS and I have lung damage from C-19. I just got the exact same one and this is so helpful!!! Thank you.
My husband is 74 and had a hip replacement. He had so much muscle atrophy prior to the fall that caused him to have the new hip, that it’s even worse. It’s been 5 months and he can still barely walk with his walker. Getting up out of bed is nearly impossible. We’ve put multiple pillows at each side for his hands to press onto but he can’t bend forward. I usually have to help him bend over nose over toes. He has no ab strength either. Your video assumes the person can get up by him or her self with no walker. That is the segment I would like to see. Are there handles I can install on the bed? Still, those won’t help him get up. He is 6’3” and lean. Even the wheelchair is too short for him (going to check if it can be modified higher per your other video). Any advice?
Doing an impression of a disabled person is different to being a disabled person you can’t move as well as a healthy person doing an impression of a disabled person
As a person with nerves pain and sciatica pain (and it's switching right and left), I found myself so tired and too much pain in my legs while shopping. I wanted this rollator so bad and already looked it up online, wanted to buy it. The only thing that held me back and I ended up not buying it because I can't load it into the back of my car.
I have been using a xtra large rollator for the past 9 months. At 6'4", even with the XL I am at the limit for handlebar extension and find that this puts me in a stooping stand rather than upright. Another issue is that living in an older semi rural environment the roads are sealed but rough and the footpaths are non-existent. Does anyone make larger wheen conversion kits? Easy enough to substitute on the back wheels, although I suspect the brakes would no longer function, but the front wheels sit inside the caster fork and would not readily accept a larger wheel.
1,. Stand up against the car with hip or bum in constant contact. Car act as a brace, giving you stability even when you let go of walker handle. Brakes on to fold whheled one grat but keep your body against car so the minute you must release brake the car is there as support. 2. Tilt then slide into back seat area, use towel over edge if step has slip resistant covering. Easier than lifting. You can brace against car sideways or use open window to hold while tilting & sliding . To make sliding easier toss an old towel over car step to cover non slip covering most cars have plus it protect car from scratches. 3. Like open window idea 4. If at home loading, consider keeping a chair beside car to have to sit, fold, and even tilt and slide walker. Silly? Not at all, keep it level with back wheel of car. You can use it as guide when reversing into garage. If you can find light foldable one you can store chair in car.
What I have witnessed far too often are doors too heavy for a less than hearty senior to hold open. I am one of those. ALL DOORS VIA THE ADA MUST BE HANDICAP ACCESABLE FULL STOP! It is deplorable that all these years since enactment of the ADA there is a plethora of buildings NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH IT! And people are really rude. they'll see you struggling open the door so they can enter or exit and not offer to hold it for you. Deplorable. Speak to that Doc.
In 2017 I had a major medical event which weakens you considerably , followed by rehab facility and then 2 weeks in a hospital for a new medical allergy. It turned out I had undesirable insurance and I wanted more coverage. It dawned on me you can change insurance when you move around like I was between hospital, home, rehab center etc. When I upgraded my insurance, I got moved to a room by myself and a rollater appeared! There was no big container like yours, just a narrow basket. But it makes all the difference for being able to leave the house.
Thank you thank you thank you! I knew about the hand brake on my Rollator, but had no idea about the other brake at all! Of course, I was "gifted" mine from the VFW - I only have to return it when it's no longer needed. - so it basically came with no instructions at all. They also had a very good selection of other items (potty chairs, shower seats, wheelchairs, etc) so rather than buy one, check out your local VFW!
Thanks for sharing. Standing straight with spinal stenosis can definitely cause more pain because it pinches on the nerves more. As such, many do find some relief bending over some for sure. It's helpful in pain relief but at the same time, bending forward does also place people at a greater risk of falls because it reduces how high someone can pick up their legs to clear the floor in the long run. But the pain itself can also be debilitating when standing more erect which can also cause issues too, just as you say. Often times, there's a bit of a balance that people find with spinal stenosis - sometimes they are able to stand a bit more upright and then they need to give the nerves "a break" or some breathing room so they bend over some more. Once they've had a rest, they can come back up a bit. But this isn't always possible for everyone. So as you say, the video advice isn't for everyone - that's why it's so important to work with a local physical therapist or health care provider to find the best mobility solutions to each individual and their needs. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and independent 🙂
If your knee replacement was recent, you may benefit also from checking out my other knee replacement videos. This one is on walking with a knee replacement using a two-wheeled rolling walker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cLecTiqunxk.html Also, sometimes getting in and out of bed can be tricky if you just had the knee replacement. Here are some of my additional tips here for that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JO3-RgIvWKU.html Stay safe and independent 🙂
You can find them either online (Amazon/Walmart/Walgreens/etc), or in a store as well (Walmart/Pharmacies/a Durable Medical Equipment store). Be sure to look at the descriptions because they are for certain heights and weights.
You're welcome. If you haven't seen my other walker video on knee replacements and walking, you can check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cLecTiqunxk.html Also, sometimes getting in and out of bed can be tricky if you just had the knee replacement. Here are some of my additional tips here for that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JO3-RgIvWKU.html Stay safe and independent 🙂
So glad I watched this . I had same way of using and got nagged at for wedging the wheels against shop furniture, walls, something unmovable etc so it doesnt move . I can now point them to this video 😻😍😘
