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This article is a transcribed, edited summary of a video Bob and Brad recorded in July 2024. For the original video, go to https://youtu.be/6vvLZJRy_qg
Mike: Do you struggle transferring from one spot to another?
Brad: Well, today, we're going to show a simple trick on how to make your transfers much easier and safer.
Mike: So, this technique was actually researched and tried by our own Bob Schrupp because his balance is compromised a bit due to his ataxia. So he found a way that's easier for him to go from a sitting to a standing position using one simple trick.
Brad: He wanted to share this with other people who are having the same problem. And using the chair that we're going to talk about works very well, and it's really changed his ability to do so.
Mike: So Bob says he performs this out of recliners, sofas, or even the bed. It has to be something rather stable. It probably won't work well in a standard chair because you kind of have to use the surface you're sitting on as leverage itself.
Brad: And one important part is that the chair has an area down by the legs that is solid like this. If it's open down there, then it won't work. You'll see what I mean in just a second.
Mike: So what Bob likes to do is when he's sitting in a chair, he likes to bring his feet back and push his calves against the back of the chair. You have what is called haptic feedback. So you have some type of sensory or touch on the back of your legs. This'll actually kind of help activate your leg muscles a little more as well. It's going to gauge your hamstrings and quads a bit more. So once I'm back here, I'm standing up, but I'm keeping my legs touching, and that gives good feedback, and Bob feels safe when he is getting up as well as sitting down.
Mike: Now he also says, sometimes what he'll do is he has a walker in front of him. He'll do that again, but he may put both hands on one side, and he kind of goes up sideways. Once you get here, you can start grabbing your walker, and just having that leg touching the chair you are sitting on helps.
Brad: I think it is very common with our experience when people do get up and they don't have that support, that people will tip backwards.
Brad: That is going to offer support. Is that accurate, Bob?
Bob: Yeah, it is.
Brad: Yep, Bob concurs.
Mike: So, to go through the whole process, when you are in a sitting position for a while, get your chair in an optimal position. If you can scoot more to the edge like this, that's fine, but make sure to bring your legs back and then push with your arms because that often helps most people, and then stand up, grab whatever assisted device you may use. Again, when sitting down, it's important to reach back when you're sitting. If you would like, you certainly can touch the back of your legs to the chair to make sure it is there, and then reach back when sitting and try to go nice and controlled.
Brad: Right, that whole idea of stepping back a little bit so you can feel the chair behind you assures you that you know where the chair is, and there's going to be no incident of a fall. All right, so I hope you use this technique and find it successful. We're going to call it, it's Bob's Patented Sit-to-Stand Technique. We'll get that down on paper, and it should work out well. And we have another video that will complement this.
Mike: Yes, if you happen to have weak legs, which you probably do if you're struggling with sit-to-stands, you can check out our video, "Single Best Leg Strengthening Exercises for Seniors- Progress Guaranteed!"
Brad: You can't go wrong.
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