Thanks for this. I teach a Falls Prevention course at my local senior center, and I *always* address assessing injury and getting up from the floor. It's an important consideration, because as we all know, accidents happen.
Thank you for sharing this video. What do you recommend for individuals with painful or arthritic knees? I recently encountered a woman who had fallen in a parking lot and could not get up on her own. As an OT, I thought I was prepped to help, but it was painful for her to try to move to her knees. We improvised with a foam balance pad for cushion but wanted a way to make the person feel more comfortable and help her more efficiently and safely.
So hard! And as we know, it depends on their total body strength as well, but this is another technique that I've used that may (or may) not be effective for her. czcams.com/video/6uO-8QZNpO0/video.html
Thanks for this. I teach a Falls Prevention course at my local senior center, and I *always* address assessing injury and getting up from the floor. It's an important consideration, because as we all know, accidents happen.
That’s awesome! 👍 So many times people are hurt after falling, so we can’t forget to practice that as well!
Thank you for sharing this video. What do you recommend for individuals with painful or arthritic knees? I recently encountered a woman who had fallen in a parking lot and could not get up on her own. As an OT, I thought I was prepped to help, but it was painful for her to try to move to her knees. We improvised with a foam balance pad for cushion but wanted a way to make the person feel more comfortable and help her more efficiently and safely.
So hard! And as we know, it depends on their total body strength as well, but this is another technique that I've used that may (or may) not be effective for her. czcams.com/video/6uO-8QZNpO0/video.html