With advancing age and fatigue, people take more time to carry out simple actions such as sitting down and getting up from a chair or bed. The Fisiosanté physiotherapy center offers an overview of the right actions that must adopt to get up easily and safely from the chair and bed and protect the back.
1. Sit well in the chair
The technique for sit safely and without risking the muscles of the back, it remains the same regardless of the feeling. The chair with armrests It is still the most suitable for performing these gestures with ease.
First, get as close to the chair as possible. Once in front, give the lap and back offr slowly until you feel your contact with the calves.
So it’s very important to place your hands in the armrests, even before sitting down, to maintain the support of the legs. This avoids the “drop” backwards and allows you to maintain a stable support and safe when sitting.
For one chair without armrests place hands at seat level to always reduce the instability of the movement.
surveillance point: I’ll hold on the two armrests. Entering only one distorts your position and could destabilize.
2. Get up from the chair
It is advisable not to exceed 45 minutes in a sitting position. To get up safely, take a seat out of your chair and step forward carefully so as not to fall at the bottom. Further reduce pressure on the lower back and prepare the position of the legs holding on to the armrests to support them and lift you up easily.
surveillance point: Do not release the armrests before being perfectly stabilized on the legs.
For a chair without armrests, continue holding the seat and give a slight push when getting up. Do not try to get up with one hand, as your body weight will be poorly distributed and will generate muscle torsion.
3. Go from bed to chair
He move from bed to chair It must be done safely and stabilized. Once again, it is essential to adopt the correct gestures and the correct postures.
The armchair or chair with armrests should be placed upstream next to the bed. stand in the bed edge for the ones feet touch the ground. Well positioned feet also provide essential support for the following actions. hold the armrest Further while keeping the other hand on the bed. This allows you to gently lean forward while maintaining stability.
Always get up holding onto the armrest furthest from the chair, and make a quarter turn. Once you have your back to the chair, you must perform the same gestures indicated above to sit correctly.
surveillance point: I don’t know how to sit down until both thighs touch the chair or chair.
Advice: If the bed has variable height functionplace it in the highest position to simplify the effort and straightening.
These good gestures for getting in and out of a chair work just as well for an armchair. If the user seeks additional help to get up, since they recommend a lift chair that provides the maximum comfort and that in the lifting function it leans forward.
4. Using a lift chair
He electric lift chair It is the most suitable seat to sit down and get up easily in the living room or in the bedroom. The principle is the same as for sitting on the chair: approach the chair to take a seat as soon as the calves come into contact with the seat.
To get up, all you need to do is operate the lift function using a button on the armrest or on a remote control. The chair tilts forward slowly and stops when you release the button. You only need to prepare the position of your feet, lean on the armrests and give a slight push to get up. The chair can be left in an elevated position to be able to sit down easily.
5. Getting in and out of bed
The base of a standard bed is often too low to easily get into and out of. The ideal in this case is to use a electric lift stretcher or one medical stretcher.
The functions: breast lift, leg lift and lifting function They are designed to simplify actions in the bedroom.
The function of most concern here is the lift function called «variable height«. It allows, thanks to a remote control, to choose the height of the bed base. You can then bring the backrest just below your hips so that it is the correct distance to sit on.
Tips: To get up, activate the back so that he is sitting on the bed. Then roll over and take your legs off the bed to prepare for support. Last step: lower the bed until your feet touch the ground and get up easily.