2014-01-20
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Patient Erik* regained much of his quality of life and day-to-day freedom thanks to the Bure Rise & Go walking, mobility and stand-up aid. In the images physiotherapist Monica Bertilsson demonstrates the stand-up procedure while occupational therapist Birgitta Prytz plays the part of the patient. |
The happy ending to stroke patient Erik's story took place at sheltered accommodation in Kristianstad municipality in Skåne. Erik, born 1923, lives there as he not only has heart problems but also difficulty walking since suffering a number of strokes, although he has been able to walk short distances using a walker. But when Erik's plastic hip dislocated a third time he was left at the mercy of a mobility wheelchair. For five months everything involved the use of a stand-up lift and a visit to the toilet, just like any other move, became a project calling for many helpers. "We didn't feel safe about letting him try standing and no way were we going to tempt fate. It was really tough on the patient who felt bound to his wheelchair while wanting to be independent. At the same time he was afraid of the pain he had suffered on the occasions his hip dislocated," physiotherapist Monica Bertilsson tells us.
Wary patient at firstWhen Monica Bertilsson together with colleague occupational therapist Birgitta Prytz later got to hear about the Bure Rise & Go walking, mobility and stand-up aid they decided it was worth a try with Erik. In the beginning training consisted of standing up from a sitting position.
Pride of progressAfter having used the Bure Rise & Go harness for two months when standing up Erik was now able to do this independently.
Quality of life, freedom and self-assuranceAfter another month or so Erik was able to walk somewhat longer distances and today he use a walker fully independently, but with someone alongside for safety's sake. He manages standing up from a sitting position on his own. "Thanks to Bure Rise & Go Erik is back where he began; he has regained his quality of life, his freedom and his self-assurance. And the ability to stand up is also very important from several perspectives, such as the distribution of load throughout the skeleton and internal organs," says physiotherapist Monica Bertilsson. And when asked whether they would recommend Bure Rise & Go to others their emphatic answer came in unison: "Absolutely!"
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*Erik is a pseudonym. |