Reaching And Bending - Pride Stylus Owner's Manual

4. If necessary, flip up an armrest. See
figure 6.
WARNING! Reduce the risk of your
wheelchair to tipping. Do not use arm-
rests to support yourself during
transfer. Failure to heed can result in
personal injury and/or damage to
your wheelchair.
5. Either remove the foot riggings or move
them aside. See figure 7. You can also
flip-up the foot plates. This will help to
prevent your feet from being caught on the foot riggings during the transfer. If
you use the foot riggings to support yourself during transfer, you risk tipping
your wheelchair.

REACHING AND BENDING

Reaching and bending when seated in your wheelchair requires practice. Pride
recommends that you determine your personal limitations, and practice bending
and reaching in the presence of a certified healthcare professional or trained
attendant. Keep the following in mind when reaching or bending:
£ Come to a complete stop and engage the park brakes before attempting to
reach or bend.
£ When reaching, bending, or leaning while seated in your wheelchair, it is
important that you maintain stability to keep the wheelchair from tipping.
£ Reaching, bending, or leaning down to pick up objects between your knees
may change your center of gravity and the weight distribution of your wheel-
chair and cause your wheelchair to tip over.
Pride Stylus/RevA/Jan04
Figure 7. Foot Rigging Removal
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