Scooting Forward & Backward in the Chair
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Jan Davis demonstrates how to help a patient shift their weight from side to side in order to scoot forward and backward while seated in a chair or on a bed. This method is useful when repositioning a stroke survivor whose feet do not reach the floor
Jan Davis demonstrates how to help a patient shift their weight from side to side in order to scoot forward and backward while seated in a chair or on a bed. This method is useful when repositioning a stroke survivor whose feet do not reach the floor
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