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when you measure a walker?
wrist crease
ulnar styloid
greater trochanter
walker measurements
1. hand grips-
level with patients's wrist crease
ulnar styloid
greater trochanter
2. walker positioned in front-along patients sides
3. feet of walker-even on floor and even with heels of patient
4. hips and knees straight-shoes should be worn
5. 20-25 degrees of elbow flexion when the patient grasp the walke handles and positions walker for ambulation
6. rear portion of walker (feet) placed opposite to mid-portion of foot
7. posture
head errect
shoulder shouldbe relaxed and level
trunk is erect
hips in neutral
pelvis is level
knees slightly flexed
feet flat on floor
where do you put the walker
across the heels
hips knees straight
20-25 degrees elbow excrusion, to give flexion at elbow
head errect
patient ambulation
gait belt
weight bearing status
never use
:
clothing
upper extremities
personnel belt
stand behind to one side, or stand on affected or weak side
hand nearest patient on belt
other hand on patients near shoulder-be prepared to control shoulder or trunk
height difference-insert hand under arm totop of chest
feet-anterior/posterior
forward foot between poatients LE and ambulation aid
backward foot posterior to patients near foot
walk foreward in step with patient
avoid crossover step
walker disadvantages
difficult to store or transport
difficult or impossible to se on stairs
reduces the speed ofambulation
may be difficult to perform a normal gait
difficult to use in narrow or crowded areas
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joyjohnson
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119193
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functional mobility
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functional mobility
Updated
2011-11-28T13:23:32Z
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