{"id":26182,"date":"2020-08-17T14:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T06:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=26182"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T06:38:41","slug":"how-to-take-care-of-our-elderly-relatives-with-a-manual-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-take-care-of-our-elderly-relatives-with-a-manual-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Take Care of Our Elderly Relatives With a Manual Wheelchair?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_490901370\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_490901370 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was actually found that <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10400435.1991.10132175\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% of wheelchair users<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> identified at least one wheelchair fit issue, like comfort, hindered mobility, or poor posture. When elderly people start to feel uncomfortable in the seated position they are left in, they will try to reposition themselves to be more comfortable. For example, they will try to slide down the chair to reduce the strain on their back, unknowingly causing more damage to their bodies in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent poor posture in the wheelchair, follow these 4 steps to help elderlly wheelchair users to sit more comfortably. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1727212201\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1441721191\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2027604789\" class=\"col medium-8 small-10 large-8\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1867155231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hammock-Effect-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hammock-Effect-4.png 675w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hammock-Effect-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hammock-Effect-4-600x399.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1867155231 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical seating problems of the elderly when they start to slide down the wheelchair. Source: <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/\">Karma Medical<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-744274087\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2d82d6;\">1. Use a Wheelchair Pelvic Belt<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a pelvic belt? A pelvic belt is an important tool that prevents elderly users from sliding down the wheelchair. Once it is in the correct position, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the user will not be able to move their pelvis, which will stabilize their posture.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-405920140\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1742157004\" class=\"col medium-4 small-1 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-497472094\" class=\"col medium-4 small-10 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_696989747\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The ideal pelvic belt position\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-37.jpg 409w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-37-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/blog-37-300x340.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_696989747 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2046573580\" class=\"col medium-4 small-1 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The position of the pelvic belt to hold the pelvis in place. Image Source: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seatingdynamics.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating Dynamics<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2d82d6;\">How to use a pelvic belt to prevent the user from sliding?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most wheelchairs come with a pelvic belt already attached, if not you can customise your wheelchair to include one. When you put on the belt, ensure that it goes across your pelvis and meets at either side of your hip bones. If the belt is too high, you risk injuring the user and allowing them to continue sliding down the chair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1890424834\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-3-1.png 753w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-3-1-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2-3-1-600x157.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1890424834 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><b><i>The left image is the correct position of the pelvic belt<\/i><\/b><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and on the right is the incorrect position.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you put on the belt, ensure that the user is sitting as far back on the wheelchair as possible with their back against the backrest. Make sure there is room between the belt and the user of about 1 fingers width only. If you leave too much space in between, the user will have room to slide down and create improper posture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2d82d6;\">2. Set Up the Correct Position for the Footplates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does the position of the footplates impact the user\u2019s sitting position?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the footplates are set too high, the thigh will be tilting up, and all of the pressure will be on the hip bones.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they are set too low, the thigh will be tilting down, and all of the pressure will be on the front of the thighs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The correct position for footplates should be when the user\u2019s thighs are parallel to the seat surface. This way, the sitting pressure is distributed evenly across each thigh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have an elevating leg rest on your wheelchair, you can find how to set up your leg rest <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/08\/how-do-the-footplates-contribute-to-a-comfortable-sitting-position\/\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2d82d6;\">3. Prevent the User From Sliding With a Reclining and Tilt-in-Space Wheelchair<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the elderly user has to sit in the wheelchair for long periods of time, another way to solve the problem of sliding is to use a tilting and reclining wheelchair. Using the Tilt-in-Space function will <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-2035461797\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1569350953\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1372045442\" class=\"col medium-8 small-10 large-8\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1576922453\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170630105306-\u4fee\u8272-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170630105306-\u4fee\u8272-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170630105306-\u4fee\u8272-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170630105306-\u4fee\u8272-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20170630105306-\u4fee\u8272-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1576922453 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">The 2-in-1 Tilting and Reclining manual wheelchair.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">Source: <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/featured_item\/vip2\/\">VIP2<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1599068570\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #2d82d6;\">4. What Other Adjustments Can Prevent the User From Sliding?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\"><strong>Correct Seat Depth<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; If the depth of the wheelchair is too deep, the user will slide down the wheelchair to find support for their back. Additionally, if the seat depth is too short then you risk the user leaning forward and using their feet to find support.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\">Correct Seat Width<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; If the width of the wheelchair is too wide, the user will lean to one side to find a more comfortable position to support themselves. The negative impact of this is that the user could develop scoliosis. The solution for this is to have lateral trunk supports on the wheelchair or use small wedges between the side of the wheelchair and the user&#8217;s outer thigh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\">Height Adjustable Armrests<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; If fixed armrests are too high or too low, the user risks leaning to one side and putting unnecessary strain on their neck and shoulders.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r<\/span><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/06\/how-to-prevent-elderly-users-from-sliding-and-leaning-forward-on-the-wheelchair\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ead more about how to prevent elderly users from sliding and leaning forward on the wheelchair<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in our other 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class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:54%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-15-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-15-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Blog-posts-2-15.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">KARMA 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When elderly people start to feel uncomfortable in the seated position they are left in, they will try to reposition themselves to be more comfortable. 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