Physical Therapy Transfer Training - How To Transfer From Wheelchair To Bed

This video demonstrates how to properly transfer someone using a dependent transfer. In this video I show you how to lift properly without hurting your back and reveal the 4 things you should be doing while transferring: Lifting with your legs, keeping your spine straight, pivoting NOT rotating, and getting close.

[@maryelkins7766]

My dad and I have been struggling to get my mom, who's over 240lbs, into bed from her wheelchair for the past couple of nights. I found this video tonight and for the first time we were able to get her comfortably on the bed without any struggle. This video has been a godsend and I'm so glad it's on KZbin.

[@rietd8849]

I just seen something called a pivot board. It helps keep from having her have to help turn so may help you.

[@rietd8849]

Safety Sure has nice one with a handle

[@bananapuffs1]

Hoyer lift

[@lrobichaud6]

@@bananapuffs1 yes but insanely expensive for the average person and the room needs to fit it. But if it's possible, I second this!

[@lrobichaud6]

I can't stress enough... use your knees not your back! And if I can offer any tips, let me know🙂

[@walterroberts5694]

How do you transfer one whose legs are immobile and loose? can't take any weight on the legs? And one is is afraid of falling?

[@thisgustin]

He begins at 3:33 in case people want to get right to it. Very helpful!

[@3sea4miles]

Thank u too much talking for sure!

[@areyounotentertained2482]

Thank You

[@shaylareyes1461]

Thanks lol!

[@jquiznos2283]

The MVP right there...

[@brendawright8161]

Thanks

[@MO99ish]

I’ve watched several transfer videos this morning. This is the first one that is correct! Thank you! One other tip, if they have use of their hands, have them grab your waist or elbows. If they try grabbing anything else while you transfer it’ll throw it all off

[@sarahvirtue2066]

I had difficulty in transferring my patient each time from wheelchair to bed and from bed to wheelchair, I just watched this video and to my greatest surprise I transfer my patient without the help of others..thx for the video super

[@YinTeing1]

Your video by far is one of the best I have watched on transfers. With your video, I could finally transfer my mom from bed to wheelchair and back on my own without hurting my back. My mom is about 57kg but she is slighty taller and I do not have much physical strength. Thank you so much, Justin 🙏

[@theHAL9000]

Suddenly this is my world and I'm woefully short on know-how; this video is super instructive and helpful.

[@stephentaylor280]

Isn't that that the truth ! Same here.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Just what I needed to see demonstrated, complete with reasoning. It is easier to 'get close' to a loved one than it is to a member of the opposite sex'. That takes a level of trust and understanding from a 'patient.'

[@sidekick4humanity625]

Most straightforward and HELPFUL video I have ever watched in terms of assisting my disabled son and preserving my own body. Will watch more of your posts.thank you very much for your detailed demo.

[@MINDY77777]

5 years later and still learning from Justin. Still best video!!!

[@sbean2987]

This has helped me tremendously with my mom!! Thank you so much for this video. I have also shared it with her caretaker. It worked very well getting her into the car.

[@healthandbibletime3123]

This was by far THE BEST video to help learn to transfer someone !

[@judywestrum7327]

Appreciate that the "patient" doesn't help and is somewhat like a genuine situation.

[@leifharmsen]

My patient does worse than not help, he subverts the process.

[@latoshaossai3302]

Mine doesn't help at all my back is hurting so bad .I may need someone to help me up.

[@mythaichannel9082]

My patient weight 175 lbs helped just 5-10%, 90-95% dependent on me. And I am 120 lbs, wished the patient could helped a little more. That would be a lots helpful

[@enlightenedbygrace4U]

@@latoshaossai3302 try sliding them from a plank. Lower the bed if you can. Then use the plank to return to wheelchair. You should not dead lift!

[@1962Starr]

@@mythaichannel9082 you need to use a standing aid like a steady or hoist. Your body is NOT a standing aid x

[@Perlam0entjie]

Thank you so much for this very detailed demonstration. I am relatively new to caring and this was much more helpful than any of my courses or training thus far.

[@danicalemaster8313]

Same

[@luckyhookfarm]

Best One Ever. Thank you so much. Before I watched this today we were thinking my Dad would now be bedridden.

[@honorioalbesa8314]

Well articulated and demonstrated.Shalom!

[@truthseeker000000]

Thank you for this very useful video. It’s great that you mention all the details and helpful tips to prevent injury to the care giver.

[@terryfairclough3751]

Massive thank you, I have been trained in lifting patients but someone told me I was doing an "illegal lift" by doing pretty much as you did here, I'm male and work thru agency and its awful how agency workers like myself who want to help and be part of the team get treated, made to feel out of place

[@kjames5682]

In my state, this is definitely a legal and good transfer. It is what you are supposed to do. But I see a lot of underarm lifts and arms extended like a child lifts and those are illegal. I was trained gender does not change the way the care giver transfers the patient, all other things being equal.

[@helenb2270]

Thank you. Mom is a stroke patient and we so new to all this.

[@robinsingleton4969]

Thank you! That was really helpful. I looked at a TON of videos before I found a useful one (yours). Appreciate that this is applicable for real life.

[@thaicraft1219]

Single best video available to move someone with little to no power

[@alexandersmith9385]

Thank you for this video. My wife and I spent a week with her mother relieving her sister of health care responsibilities. Your instruction is very applicable. Thanks.

[@finapn6717]

This great I been searching for video like this one I watch over hundreds of them believe me this is THE BEST ONE EVER WELL SPOKEN I spent countless hours for last 5 month's looking how to(transfer) I feel like I got load of my shoulders I could breathe easily now thank so much

[@Yowzoe]

Wow, that's great. This is my first video on the subject, so I lucked out :-) How's the technique for you now, a year later? Is the pivot still working for you and is your back intact?

[@pattyblack8341]

@@Yowzoe my i

[@rebeccagrrrl2699]

Best one video for this transfer that I’ve seen after watching at least 10. Thank YOU 🙏

[@grannyevon9308]

You put her wheel chair back in the same spot! And less talking and more acting!. GOD BLESS!

[@buthaynahammar4202]

Thanks so much for your video. Transferring is skill that we can all improve by watching your technique. I work with a caregiver who allows the patient to grab his neck! I sent your video to him. Hopefully it will save his neck.

[@MissBethea]

Thank you so much!! I actually found this video trying to figure out how to use the hydraulic lift we bought so I can transfer my mom. This was a HUGE help! Thank you!!

[@juanbaeza8411]

Extremely helpful. Wish more medical facilities had this kind of training

[@leamazing7738]

I’m a new caregiver and week two jacked up my back with transfers for a elderly lady

[@SandyLoving]

Thank you for a great video! Would love to see the footwork too!

[@Rikzter1]

Thank you very much for making along with explaining the proper process for transferring a person on to bed from a wheelchair and versa onto a wheelchair from the bed.

[@writerpatrick]

We have what's called a Sara Steady for transferring my dad. It makes things a lot easier.

[@JosephKimJoeyBigTime]

she's nice and light. can this be done with a client around 240lbs?

[@johncooper8839]

Yes

[@مريمابوغوش-خ5ت]

Thanks alot for sharing your awesome knowledge. Especially all nurses used to hurt their back if they dont use these manuvers

[@Unseen86496]

Best transfer video I've seen... Thank you so much

[@karielletheracare7628]

Well done Justin! Simple and can use for caregiver and family training sessions.

[@sabinedeer9285]

Best to watch I swear everybody should watch now it’s a very good video to watch help you experience more to the health care

[@pjsimic]

It’s great to learn a technique like this that doesn’t require a gait belt. The mechanics and details look very sound. Thank you

[@8784-l3b]

The foot work is the key to this. It would have been nice to have just that on the screen at the end of the video. Once for going leftwards and again for going to the right. I've tried to do the foot work myself alone, but even though I think I understand the verbal description, I can't seem to make it happen without twisting my spine or becoming unbalanced.

[@virtualtreadmillwalknature1488]

Explained very well! Thanks for sharing! ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sylviedefaine8007]

Could you show a video when the patient fell out of bed and isn't cooperating or unconscious to lift them back into bed.

[@speedracer1945]

Try and grab from behind under arms and other grab the legs .

[@lumi2642]

This would be a great video if one is alone. But if you have company, make it a two-person job

[@danielsingh9415]

From the floor is a whole different ballgame, but if u can lift them into a sitting position, legs outstretched or slightly bent or blocked, get behind the person, hug them close under their arms, arch ur back, tighten ur core & lift up with ur legs & then fall on the bed, j/k not really... 😝 But u don't want to be twisting & lifting, try to keep ur back & core tight and then rock/walk to cover any distance.

[@evercuriousmichelle]

From the floor I recommend always having two people to lift. It can be quite difficult to get someone off the floor by yourself.

[@danielsingh9415]

With my Mom, the other person to help me lift, was a Hoyer lift & sling 😝 But with my M-i-L & her late-stage Alzheimer's she was ambulatory, until she wasn't... It's sometimes more difficult when they're NOT cooperating. But helpful to go in stages, like first getting into seated position, and lift to a foot stool, and then a chair, and then bed, depending on how high ur bed or chair is. My Mom died 4yrs ago & my M-i-L, this past Nov 30th 😢

[@Hooman0123]

By doing this, using gait belt is very advisable. It is beneficial for both the therapist and the patient. Also, proper body mechanics has to be put into consideration. There is a wide range of contraindications in lifting a patient.

[@shadowcastprime2100]

What's a gait belt?

[@colinmerritt7645]

@@shadowcastprime2100 Hi. I hope you found your answer, but if not: A gait belt is a wide belt, usually consisting of layers of heavy cloth so that the patient's weight can't damage or break it. You wrap the belt around the patient's upper hips like a regular belt, then tighten it enough so only four fingers on each side can get through. Instead of 'hugging' the patient, you reach around behind and grip the belt. Now lift, pivot, etc.

[@shadowcastprime2100]

@@colinmerritt7645 I did, but thank you

[@23goobster]

This video was SOO helpful! Thank you!

[@Jocelyn3756]

This helped me soo much. Thank you!! 🙏🙏

[@Querencia7779]

AWESOME teaching style. Thank you!

[@sueferguson45]

Brilliant video, totally agree with strong hammies/glutes to make transfer👌🙂

[@ac1901]

Awesome video thx, very helpful as I struggle with wheelchair to bed transfers

[@sisterrose6836]

I'm going to show this to my Caretaker. Thank you!

[@jamesbrunner741]

Gait belt?

[@julpro-jordan2776]

Beautifully done!!!!! Thank you!!!

[@digedanken]

Could you make a video about lifting a male heavier and older than the care giver? Thanks for the sharing this helpful video 🙏

[@joswinnoronha1739]

God bless you brother

[@brybacanaya783]

Tnx very useful for my job coming soon.

[@bibilove6277]

Thanks so much, I need this for my grandma

[@ricardofoster1244]

Excellent demonstration

[@wendydenney8864]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@juliekoester7776]

I can’t believe you said that you’ve been doing this for years and you’re not using a gate belt! You NEVER, EVER, EVER Transfer anyone without a gate belt!!!

[@donamagsino8221]

I belief to him because i do that also in my employer here in cyprus almost 5 years ❤

[@robclive6892]

Thank you so much, trying to learn this. A bit more detail on the pivot (footwork) would be helpful

[@pheobefink2664]

I can understand that, my caretakers had a devil of a time with my fool feet. I had no control of them, they splayed in all directions.

[@bodhi6481]

I'm a very small 100lb person and have to transfer a heavy elderly person. Any chance I can do it? I have a hoyer lift as a default but it's kind of inconvenient for daily long transfers. It's used for commode toilet.

[@MandyGood]

I’m also 100lbs and finding lifting impossible for me it’s unfortunate

[@alinetobias00]

Best video ever! I truly appreciate it

[@leifharmsen]

That won't work for me because my father has severe dementia and his feet do not stay put; he does not follow instructions. He tends to stick his feet out or otherwise move them or bend his knees more during a transfer at the worst possible moment. He also won't follow instructions to lean forward. Lifts are absolutely forbidden in his retirement home where he lives with my mom. That's why I am scouring the internet for a possible solution... perhaps a transfer sling that goes around both of our waists, perhaps some way to nail his feet to the floor where they belong during a transfer. He is not very heavy, maybe 175 lbs or so, but his crazy unpredictable weight is way worse than dead weight.

[@evercuriousmichelle]

I worked with a resident like that. One resident would stiffen into a diagonal when I would try to scoot her closer to the edge of the chair, making her liable to slip out. So I started blocking her feet from moving with one of my feet in front of her toes. I agree, it was very very difficult to transfer folks like that (granted I was relatively untrained), in fact I left that facility because I felt the transfers were unsafe and I wanted to use a hoyer. I would definitely get yourself a gait belt, that can help. I would also look into if a pivot disc thing (it's a circle you put their feet on that helps their feet rotate while you move them), I ended up not using it because I needed to block her feet from scooting out from under her. Most importantly, I would recommend having a partner and researching 2 person pivot transfers. I realize your comment is 8 months old but I just wanted to let you know that you are definitely not the only one with this difficulty and it's definitely more difficult to handle than one might initially think!

[@mommymeolson362]

I go through the same thing with my baby sister she's had a stroke and just had another I am doing the same I have a hernia and cannot lift more than I did wind up finally getting a slide board and a gait belt which is helping I also use my likes to help keep her legs and feet straight for I need them and maneuver myself about if that helps and thank you for taking care of your dad I do understand

[@ruthcostea5633]

Could you find a polished, strong wooden board to slide him to & from places?

[@JonEhBee]

Sound like you need a reclining wheelchair to go from laying, slide to the reclined chair, adjust it to sitting position and roll away. Would work in reverse.

[@cathyb6358]

​@@JonEhBeeGosh, thank you for that information.

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Thanks for this very useful video, Justin!

[@tracyannjohnson5724]

Where’s your gate belt???

[@unnameablespace8945]

Thank you for sharing this! 😊 I found it helpful.

[@wigglywrigglydoo]

Thank you! Can too you do a video of scenarios when the carer is not a very strong female, who's caring for a larger elderly man (not obese, just a bigger person) who cannot help himself and doesn't have all his faculty? Our father is old and has brains problem, my sibling spends most of her time liking after him. Due to her being old, and him being bigger, she is always depleted by the end of everyday. We could really use your experience and knowledge.

[@rstora01]

That helped me a lot thanks man

[@jamiekosieracki6947]

This is a wonderful video! I'm curious about doing this kind of transfer to a toilet. How do pull the pants up and down?

[@jmmc59375]

So helpful! Thank you

[@doylejodi7502]

Thanks for the demonstration. My lower back tends to be sore in general. Will this maneuver place any added strain on it?

[@tonyfredo2086]

Great video, thank you so much, both of you.

[@kitysingh746]

Tysm for this informational video☺️

[@vincentkosik403]

Excellent video thanks

[@nora7916]

Wow that’s really help me thank you❤️❤️❤️

[@vilmamcrae9512]

Hey Christie what if the patient cannot stand or move the legs on his own

[@dewiialjoe711]

Very good information

[@hedayahbegum1782]

Was able to execute this transfer after only watching your video twice. Easy to follow instructions. Thank you for saving my back.

[@elizabethargueta9631]

Thank you so much!! ❤️

[@valerierios7399]

This is more realistic than the other videos

[@siddhantnagine6128]

Thank you so much for such a wonderful video

[@user-wt7vx4zg3n]

This was so helpful :) thank you

[@nowellc.delacruz8149]

Thanks I learned a lot ...

[@moniquesviolinful]

Hello and thank you for the video. Is this the same technique to be used for transferring a patient who can bear no weight at all? And if so, is this the best technique for transferring them into a car? What is your email address or the best way to contact you?

[@shaneluke346]

My CARERS ARE'NT ALLOWED to LIFT clients / patients like that so they have to use HOIST to TRANSFERE me

[@HansEisenman]

Great video. Thank you!

[@queensheba9792]

Why aren't you opting to use a gait belt? Wouldn't that ensure proper leverage and body mechanics for the clinician doing the transferring?

[@justingilligan995]

Hey Christie, you could certainly use a gait belt for this transfer as well. I prefer to not use gait belt only because I love a hands on transfer and feel I can perform safer while also controlling spasticity better.

[@manuelasmith7963]

@@justingilligan995 where I work we do not have gait belts readily available, I believe this is a great alternative and so happy I found this video.

[@cathyb6358]

What is the principal for transferring when the patient has a prothesis for one of the lower limbs?

[@berthacastaneda4585]

Thank you for the video. I am a Caregiver.

[@bunsonhoneydew9099]

Good form

[@hemangvadgama5258]

Thankyou very much sir!!!

[@AlexSaidit]

How do you transfer a person from a wheelchair inside a car and vice-versa?

[@juliastockhausen7173]

still good video 5 years later!

[@paddleduck5328]

Thank you

[@laurelglenn]

Thank you so helpful

[@MacherlaPrabhakar]

Thank you for showing easy lift,

[@superlady2960]

Beautiful 👍

[@venuesurfamerica9840]

Thank you.

[@bethbautista3453]

Nice Video very helpful

[@AS-pm7qo]

That's a good video. I still dont have an idea how to transfer over 170pounds people. I hurt my back a lot.

[@jojiepalomar1308]

Im suffering my back pain now..I'm a caregiver.

[@judyandres5583]

Isnt it more safe if we use a transfer belt?

[@cwambutura3307]

Thanks have gotten a lesson

[@buddikabandaranayaka9653]

Thanks bro

[@margaritamedina7687]

Can you do one exercise with amputee. My husband lost his right leg and I have difficulty in transferring to and from bed. Would be helpful.