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November 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm #15394
Ryan Berhar
KeymasterI used a Hoyer lift at school, but my family/caregivers have always lifted me. Recently, however, my grandma has been having a touger time lifting me. This means I’ll have to make a transition to a lift. I didn’t care for the lift at school for two reasons.
1. It wasn’t supportive enough for my neck and back, therefore making it a two-person job. Someone operating the lift, and someone supporting my back.
2. It was far more time consuming than lifting me.
Obviously many in the SMA community use lifts, but I’m wondering how/if you avoid the issues I mentioned above? Do you have a certain kind of sling? Have you found a certain type of lift to work well? We’re looking at a ceiling lift.
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November 8, 2018 at 9:44 pm #15395
DeAnn R
KeymasterI’m looking into a ceiling lift as well. You can get slings with head support. Unfortunately the one I like has been discontinued so I’ll be looking into new styles as well. It does take some getting used to, but sure allows more people to be able to help without injuring themselves.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:32 am #15401
Kevin Schaefer
KeymasterYeah I love my ceiling lift. I too had the same reservations about hoyer lifts, but the ceiling one is much easier to use and it’s much more spacious than the traditional models. I’ll look later to see exactly what sling model I use.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:05 pm #15417
Ryan Berhar
KeymasterIf either of you could send me pictures of slings that work for you, that’d be fantastic!
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November 12, 2018 at 12:36 pm #15458
DeAnn R
KeymasterI don’t exactly have a picture, but the kind I prefer isn’t the u-shaped slings that crosses on your legs. To me those are uncomfortable and pinchy, but unfortunately not many other options.
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November 12, 2018 at 2:31 pm #15461
Kevin Schaefer
KeymasterRyan I have a pic somewhere from one of my PT appointments of me transferring. I’ll message you.
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November 12, 2018 at 9:34 pm #15473
Ryan Berhar
KeymasterThanks
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November 13, 2018 at 11:09 am #15489
Adnan Hafizovic
ParticipantI used arjo lift-Maxi Twin Compact,here is link on youtube :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slaiPEjr11Q.
I m satisfied with him ,and i haven t original slings.That my sling have support for head,one taylor made for me,
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November 24, 2018 at 12:22 pm #15708
Halsey Blocher
ParticipantI have a head support on my sling. I can send you a picture later. Which loop on the straps you use also makes a big difference in support and comfort. My PT helped figure out which ones would be best for me. As for the time it takes… There’s really no good way to cut down on that. It gets faster with practice, but it will always take more time than lifting.
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November 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm #15709
Kevin Schaefer
KeymasterThat’s a good idea regarding head support. And also about working with your PT to get fitted for a sling and the right kind of lift. And yeah, I agree that the time-consuming aspect is a necessary sacrifice. You get used to it, and it does get faster.
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