Assisted Squat Pivot Transfer
Assisted Squat Pivot Transfer
Squat Pivot Transfer Conclusions
Safety Considerations: person must be aware of safety precautions, have good balance/stability and have supervision
Benefits: increase independence, simple transfer
Drawbacks: not for everyone, fall risk
Supervised Squat Pivot Transfer
- Same preparation as supervised squat pivot
- Person assisting places their outside foot in between the patients feet and grabs the back of the gait belt of the patient
- Rocks back and forth 3 times with the patient to gain momentum
- Transfer patient into wheelchair
Performing a Squat Pivot Transfer
- Person will scoot to EOB
- Person will place hand closest to wheelchair to furthest armrest of the wheelchair
- Place foot closest to the wheelchair to furthest wheel of the wheelchair
- Use upper body strength to squat and pivot into the wheelchair
Squat Pivot Transfer
Popover Transfer
- Make sure wheelchair is as close to the bed as possible with breaks locked and foot rests removed.
- A second person may providing support by stabilizing the transfer to chair.
- Person will scoot toward EOB.
- Putting knees together helps stabilize during the transfer
- Patient utilizes head/hip relationship: movement of head in one direction results in movement of the hips in the opposite direction toward the support surface being transferred to
- Person will use UE strength to support body and "pop over" onto transfer surface.
Popover Transfer
Ideal population: people with trunk control, leg strength as well as balance and stability
Functional abilities required to perform functional mobility: able to understand the situation (including safety precautions), some upper body strength (for supervised transfer)
Tips/Tricks: The use of momentum will help people who are transferring both independently and assisted
Popover Transfer Conclusions
Ideal Population: people who have strength/stability, upper body strength, leg strength and trunk control
Functional abilities required to perform functional mobility related to task: Strong upper body
Tips/Tricks: Use momentum to popover to other transfer surface; putting knees together is helpful
Safety Considerations: performed alone therefore could become dangerous if not done properly (falls), must take all beginning precautions to make sure wheelchair does not roll away
Benefits: No need of assistance; Increased Independence with transferring
Drawbacks: Require strong upper body! Fall risk; Not appropriate for everyone
Supervised Squat Pivot Transfer
Popover Transfer
Preparation:
- Wheelchair is pushed up as close as possible to the bed (with wheels locked and foot rests off)
- Wheelchair and bed are the same height
- Person is wearing non-skid socks
Squat Pivot Transfer & Popover Transfer
By: Andrea Janos & Renee Kernen