The client had suffered a stroke and was unable to use his arm or leg on the left side of his body. His wife was unable to get him into the shower as it was too narrow for a shower chair to be manoeuvred so the client’s Occupational Therapist contacted us to ask for help.
The user lacks knee extensor strength. He can make standing transfers, but only from a high seat to a low seat, so that he can make the necessary turn with his knees fully extended. To enable showering in his wet-room, his shower chair needs to elevate, as his wheelchair does. We chose a hydraulic motorcycle platform lift, and installed it under the shower seat of a wheeled commode/shower chair, after removing the commode seat and
bowl.
Young woman unable to lift arms above her head needs to be able to wash, shampoo and condition her hair independently.
A child with significant scoliosis and no head control required a headrest on her shower chair, which could be off-set to the side to support her head.
The client requires a step with an integrated hand rail to enable them to get out of the shower. This was constructed from wood.
