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Wheelchair skills

Hi there,
I hope you don't mind me posting on here. I am a first year Occupational Therapy student and we have been given the opportunity to help generate ideas for a rehabilitation garden at a spinal injury clinic. The idea of the garden is to allow patients to practice wheelchair skills before going out into 'real life situations' to help build their confidence and their abilities. I was just wondering if people wouldn't mind sharing with me some of the areas that you yourselves struggled with in regards to wheelchair skills and the environment ; for example curbs, pot-holes, different surfaces. and if you were given the chance to practice skills in this this sort of situation, what you would like to see in the rehabilitation garden?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Lucy
I hope you don't mind me posting on here. I am a first year Occupational Therapy student and we have been given the opportunity to help generate ideas for a rehabilitation garden at a spinal injury clinic. The idea of the garden is to allow patients to practice wheelchair skills before going out into 'real life situations' to help build their confidence and their abilities. I was just wondering if people wouldn't mind sharing with me some of the areas that you yourselves struggled with in regards to wheelchair skills and the environment ; for example curbs, pot-holes, different surfaces. and if you were given the chance to practice skills in this this sort of situation, what you would like to see in the rehabilitation garden?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Lucy
Replies
The one thing I would like to master is balancing on rear wheels to get up kerbs, down steps and moving across terrain where the casters are a hindrance.