Sliding Board Transfer by C6-7 Spinal Cord Injury

How can a quadriplegic with a C6-7 spinal cord injury independently transfer with a sliding board? I demonstrate how I transfer in this video.
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[@austine7135]

I'm very impressed, you made that transfer look easy! Thank you for sharing, this will definitely help me retain transfers with patients who have quadriplegia, and be able to encourage reaching a level of Independence like you!

[@talitasantiago7369]

Wow! Im training for PT and your video helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@stevedalley]

Me too. C6-7 from New Zealand. Your doing well 👍

[@Quadflash]

Jenny, you have certainly learned patience and skills. The Moonlight Sonata was appropriate. Beethoven wrote that beautiful piece when he was profoundly deaf. There is always a way.

[@edgarbenjaminlopezlorenzo7553]

I loved this

[@andrewchampy5222]

Get it girl. I'm also a C6-C7 spinal cord injury. I have a fusion from my CT to my T1. My legs are so stiff all the time, especially when I wake up. They stick almost straight out when I get in my chair in the morning. Do you have that problem? I also have. Osteoporosis From not putting any weight on my legs. My biggest issue, recently, is pain. The 3rd worst pain I have ever felt. My lower back has bone and disc degeneration, two bulged discs, arthritis, spinal stenosis (in at least 3 places), and it constantly hurts me so bad. Not sure why I just wrote this but I did. Have a nice day sweet thang.

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Hey Andrew. I have a baclofen pump to control my spasms. Before the pump, I couldn't transfer independently because my legs and trunk were wracked by spasms.

Love that hair cut, and what a beautiful smile at the end.

[@MrHibbsComedy]

Can you do a video how you transfer to the bed how you lay down and get back up to get back in your wheelchair?

[@MultiSimon1993]

Congratulations for that accomplishment, that's truly something really impressive since you're a quadriplegic :) Can you make videos about your story and your everyday living?

[@morgancalvi6675]

Great piano music!

[@ATLGETREADY4ME]

If you don’t mind me asking, what is the height difference between your bed and your wheelchair?

[@chuyduarte5298]

Well done! God bless your life. ❤

[@catherine8326]

Thank you.

[@culee7321]

I have a question about the video. Are you wearing something to protect your butt like a diaper? I used a transfer board two years ago to practice transfer, and I got hurt my butt, so I haven't tried it since then because I'm afraid to use the transfer board.

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

@@culee7321 No, but I place the board under my thighs rather than my bony bottom. Some people transfer with their bottom on the board, whereas I prefer the board under my thighs. Each person is different, though. I have discovered that wearing pants is the best. Wearing shorts just doesn’t work for me when I use a sliding board.

[@ATLGETREADY4ME]

Or better question what is the clearance from floor to bottom of your bed meaning from the floor to the top of the mattress?

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

The mattress sits right between 23” and 24”.

[@surjitdhoot1459]

Nice

[@kitkitty147]

May I ask, Did you still have triceps? Or you just lock your elbow during transfer? 🥺🥺

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

I have a good tricep on my left side. On my right, I've had a tendon transfer to work as a (posterior deltoid). While it functions well, it's not as strong as my other side and I typically externally rotate and lock it out.

[@kitkitty147]

@@JennySmithRollsOn 🤩🤩 oh thank you so much. I’m PT student 4 year finding the way for my C6 patient to transfer. Your video give me an idea 🌤️ . Love u

[@kozhikodcalicutrs9637]

Your mri films sent.

[@RunReadMeep]

Best sliding board? Brand recommendations?

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

I’m still using the one I received in rehab! I have a shorter wood board for my manual chair that I purchased online. I don’t have any recommendations. Maybe someone else will?

[@dylanuriberueda6271]

do you do very well, congratulations, do you have sensitivity?

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Dylan Uribe Rueda I do not have sensation below my level of injury.

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Ahora no tengo espasmos. Gracias a Dios, yo recibí una bomba para la medicina baclofen. Es un milagro. Pero yo tuve espasmo muy malo por 3 años. Yo escribo de mi experiencia aquí. jennysmithrollson.com/what-freed-me-from-the-prison-of-spasticity/

[@dylanuriberueda6271]

@@JennySmithRollsOn Do you have difficulty in your hands?

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Dylan Uribe Rueda I cannot use my hands.

[@lorijoyce8963]

I am a C5 C6 C7 quad Asia A Do you have tricep strength?

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Lori Joyce I have a good tricep in my left side. On my right I had no tricep until I had tendon transfers done. Here’s a bit of info about tendon transfers. jennysmithrollson.com/how-the-gift-of-tendon-transfers-changed-my-life/

[@BigDaddysWaterWORLD]

@@JennySmithRollsOn I'm in bardstown I'm a c567 quad and I drive...im 52 years young lol let's talk [e-mail]

[@johnnydean]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@MizterWheelz]

You looked awesome doing that. Almost made my fat ass cry cuz you have it so much worse than me and here I am complaining😩😩😩💪🏽♿

[@JennySmithRollsOn]

Call Me Rage It takes time and practice. Just keep at it!

[@floydtruskot7192]

When you sleep let your feet hang off the mattress and let you legs carry the weight. You'll never get a pressure injury on the ball of your feet since you have no foot board.