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AriannaLmao
2 years ago

A standing lifter helps to get up from sitting or lying position. It usually consists of a base unit, a handle and a seat platform on which the patient takes up space.

An active lifter is an electrically operated device that helps the patient to set up independently. Features a control unit, a drive and a seat platform that automatically moves upwards.

Hope that helps

AriannaLmao
2 years ago
Reply to  Ostblockriders

In general, both systems, floor lifters and active lifters load the legs. The difference is how they transmit the stress and which muscle groups are involved.

The standing lifter uses a rod to support the body weight and helps to transfer the load to the legs. This type of lifter is suitable for people who have problems standing and walking and want additional support.

An active lifter, on the other hand, actively works with the muscles of the user to lift and maintain the body weight. It supports the user’s movements and thus promotes the activity and force in the legs.

In both cases, there can be some stress on the legs, but the active lifter can also help to strengthen and train the muscles and joints in the legs. It is important (as always in medical matters) that a comprehensive orthopedic evaluation is carried out to determine the most suitable device for individual needs.

Wolpertinger
2 years ago
Reply to  AriannaLmao

Wrong the first thing you describe is a seat lifter that is usually used to transfer seatable but non-standable inhabitants of ider residents who cannot independently enter the bathtub and exit into the bathtub.

Seat lifters are rarely seen today.
If there are still bathtubs in facilities, most of them have a door, which facilitates the implementation of seatable residents. Or the inhabitants are transferred in a cloth lifter

AriannaLmao
2 years ago
Reply to  Wolpertinger

You’re right, seat lifters are more rarely used today and door lifters or cloth lifters are more common to find

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

This is just another name for the same lifter.

The most common is the name Sarah for the resurrection aid

Wolpertinger
2 years ago
Reply to  Ostblockriders

Can you stand in the legs without stability?

Can a fracture be loaded?

Think independently, if you work in care at some point, that independent thinking does not diminish.

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

Barley

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

Because you’re getting off so the PP can grab you. So if you have an approved tool, you’ll get a prescription.
if you live alone and not in a device, a slipboard would probably be more sensible for you.

With this you can implement yourself

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

A cloth lifter would be possible. Bzw, I would use a slipboard to promote and maintain your existing residual mobility and self-employment or to carry out a passive transfer with the help of a turntable and a holding strap.

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

Right.
does not mean that the preconditions are fulfilled in order to be transferred with a lifting aid.

Wolpertinger
2 years ago

The question should also be self-responsive.

In order to be able to use a standing lifter, one must be standing, the legs must be able to carry a certain amount of weight, one needs a certain degree of hull stability and one must be able to actively adhere to the handles.

If one of these conditions is not fulfilled, one has to resort to another lifter, e.g. to a cloth lifter.

In the case of a cloth lifter no active assistance of the resident is necessary