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Friday, October 23, 2015

Physiotherapy and PROCEDURE: The use of Walking Aids – The use of mobility aids – axillary and elbow crutches; walking frames; rollators; walking sticks; PPAM aid; parallel bars; wheelchairs



DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION:
The education of non-weight bearing and partial weight bearing gait using a variety of supporting aids; the education of the use of walking aids on stairs and uneven surfaces; +/- footwear; use of wheelchair

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
-           unsafe equipment/environment
-           inability of subject to understand instructions
-           inappropriate subject presentation

HAZARDS/COMPLICATIONS/PRECAUTIONS:
-           inappropriate choice of mobility aid
-           inappropriate choice of gait pattern
-           loss of balance/co-ordination of maneuver

INFECTION CONTROL:

-           maintenance of surface cleanliness of mobility aids e.g. hand grips, wheelchair seating



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