Physical Therapy Transfer Training - How To Transfer From Wheelchair To Bed 

My dad and I have been struggling to get my mom, who's over 240lbs, into bed from her wheelchair for the past couple of nights. I found this video tonight and for the first time we were able to get her comfortably on the bed without any struggle. This video has been a godsend and I'm so glad it's on RU-vid.

5 years later and still learning from Justin. Still best video!!!

He begins at 3:33 in case people want to get right to it. Very helpful!

Your video by far is one of the best I have watched on transfers. With your video, I could finally transfer my mom from bed to wheelchair and back on my own without hurting my back. My mom is about 57kg but she is slighty taller and I do not have much physical strength. Thank you so much, Justin 🙏

I had difficulty in transferring my patient each time from wheelchair to bed and from bed to wheelchair, I just watched this video and to my greatest surprise I transfer my patient without the help of others..thx for the video super

Suddenly this is my world and I'm woefully short on know-how; this video is super instructive and helpful.

Was able to execute this transfer after only watching your video twice. Easy to follow instructions. Thank you for saving my back.

This was by far THE BEST video to help learn to transfer someone !

Appreciate that the "patient" doesn't help and is somewhat like a genuine situation.

Most straightforward and HELPFUL video I have ever watched in terms of assisting my disabled son and preserving my own body. Will watch more of your posts.thank you very much for your detailed demo.

Thank you! That was really helpful. I looked at a TON of videos before I found a useful one (yours). Appreciate that this is applicable for real life.

Thank you for this very useful video. It’s great that you mention all the details and helpful tips to prevent injury to the care giver.

Thank you for this video. My wife and I spent a week with her mother relieving her sister of health care responsibilities. Your instruction is very applicable. Thanks.

Best One Ever. Thank you so much. Before I watched this today we were thinking my Dad would now be bedridden.

Just what I needed to see demonstrated, complete with reasoning. It is easier to 'get close' to a loved one than it is to a member of the opposite sex'. That takes a level of trust and understanding from a 'patient.'

I’ve watched several transfer videos this morning. This is the first one that is correct! Thank you! One other tip, if they have use of their hands, have them grab your waist or elbows. If they try grabbing anything else while you transfer it’ll throw it all off

Best one video for this transfer that I’ve seen after watching at least 10. Thank YOU 🙏

Single best video available to move someone with little to no power

Thank you so much for this very detailed demonstration. I am relatively new to caring and this was much more helpful than any of my courses or training thus far.

Thank you so much!! I actually found this video trying to figure out how to use the hydraulic lift we bought so I can transfer my mom. This was a HUGE help! Thank you!!

Massive thank you, I have been trained in lifting patients but someone told me I was doing an "illegal lift" by doing pretty much as you did here, I'm male and work thru agency and its awful how agency workers like myself who want to help and be part of the team get treated, made to feel out of place

Thanks so much for your video. Transferring is skill that we can all improve by watching your technique. I work with a caregiver who allows the patient to grab his neck! I sent your video to him. Hopefully it will save his neck.

Best transfer video I've seen... Thank you so much

Thank you very much for making along with explaining the proper process for transferring a person on to bed from a wheelchair and versa onto a wheelchair from the bed.

Thank you. Mom is a stroke patient and we so new to all this.

Extremely helpful. Wish more medical facilities had this kind of training

This has helped me tremendously with my mom!! Thank you so much for this video. I have also shared it with her caretaker. It worked very well getting her into the car.

It’s great to learn a technique like this that doesn’t require a gait belt. The mechanics and details look very sound. Thank you

Thank you for a great video! Would love to see the footwork too!

AWESOME teaching style. Thank you!

Beautifully done!!!!! Thank you!!!

We have what's called a Sara Steady for transferring my dad. It makes things a lot easier.

This video was SOO helpful! Thank you!

Awesome video thx, very helpful as I struggle with wheelchair to bed transfers

Thanks alot for sharing your awesome knowledge. Especially all nurses used to hurt their back if they dont use these manuvers

Explained very well! Thanks for sharing! ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸

This helped me soo much. Thank you!! 🙏🙏

Gait belt?

Well done Justin! Simple and can use for caregiver and family training sessions.

Excellent demonstration

Best video ever! I truly appreciate it

Thank you for sharing this! 😊 I found it helpful.

Thank you so much for such a wonderful video

Brilliant video, totally agree with strong hammies/glutes to make transfer👌🙂

Great video, thank you so much, both of you.

Thanks for this very useful video, Justin!

This was so helpful :) thank you

I did CNA school and am still active in my field. I like to do refreshers and this video is good. However I would reshoot it and get a video of the feet and the wheelchair and the client. Showing people how to take off the foot pedals/showing your feet placement and the clients body placement from the front. Visuals help a lot - verbal can be confusing when we are blocked from seeing it. The shot is a bit too far. Just a suggestion for future videos :)

Best to watch I swear everybody should watch now it’s a very good video to watch help you experience more to the health care

Excellent. Thank you.

That helped me a lot thanks man

So helpful! Thank you

Wow that’s really help me thank you❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for showing easy lift,

Tysm for this informational video☺️

God bless you brother

This video was very helpful 🙂🙂👌

Thank you for this 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you so much!! ❤️

I'm going to show this to my Caretaker. Thank you!

Thanks for this information!!

This is a wonderful video! I'm curious about doing this kind of transfer to a toilet. How do pull the pants up and down?

Thanks for the demonstration. My lower back tends to be sore in general. Will this maneuver place any added strain on it?

Excellent video thanks

Great video. Thank you!

This great I been searching for video like this one I watch over hundreds of them believe me this is THE BEST ONE EVER WELL SPOKEN I spent countless hours for last 5 month's looking how to(transfer) I feel like I got load of my shoulders I could breathe easily now thank so much

she's nice and light. can this be done with a client around 240lbs?

Amazing Well done 👍

Thank you for the video. I am a Caregiver.

I’m a new caregiver and week two jacked up my back with transfers for a elderly lady

Could you show a video when the patient fell out of bed and isn't cooperating or unconscious to lift them back into bed.

Very nice. Thank you. I have subscribed.

Very good information

Thanks so much, I need this for my grandma

Thank you.

Thanks I learned a lot ...

Nice Video very helpful

Respect to you

Thankyou very much sir!!!

How do you transfer one whose legs are immobile and loose? can't take any weight on the legs? And one is is afraid of falling?

Appreciate it good to know i learn something

Thank you so helpful

Thank you for sharing

Thanks Justin

Good form

Thank you so much, trying to learn this. A bit more detail on the pivot (footwork) would be helpful

Thank you! Can too you do a video of scenarios when the carer is not a very strong female, who's caring for a larger elderly man (not obese, just a bigger person) who cannot help himself and doesn't have all his faculty? Our father is old and has brains problem, my sibling spends most of her time liking after him. Due to her being old, and him being bigger, she is always depleted by the end of everyday. We could really use your experience and knowledge.

THANK YOU!

Beautiful 👍

nice video its a big help for us.i have a question.how do u transfer a patient suffering from osteoarthritis she cant even sit or stand on her own coz shes in a lot of pain.even just turning to her side when shes in bed shes in a lot of pain.i hope u can help me so that i can help my mother.thank you.

By doing this, using gait belt is very advisable. It is beneficial for both the therapist and the patient. Also, proper body mechanics has to be put into consideration. There is a wide range of contraindications in lifting a patient.

Thank you ☺️❤️😊

still good video 5 years later!

Super helpful! Thank you so much!

Thanks

Thanks bro

That's a good video. I still dont have an idea how to transfer over 170pounds people. I hurt my back a lot.

Thanks have gotten a lesson

Thank you

Very good