AUXILIARY ELEMENTS FOR THE MOBILIZATION.

The nurse will have to teach to the old patient the correct form of use of the auxiliary organizational elements for the mobilization: cane, walker and crutch.

A correct use, would improve the quality of life of anciano.y its capacity of mobilization. Also the power consumption would improve doing an suitable use of these elements.

With the cane:

-To be placed the cane in the hand opposed to the affected extremity, to extend the support base and to reduce the voltage on the extremity.

-To advance with the cane at the same time as it forwards moves the affected leg.

-To be placed the cane sufficiently near the body to avoid the inclination.

-To lean on the cane when the affected extremity does not initiate the phase of balance.

With the walker:

-To lean in the bed or a chair to rise, never to lean in the walker to put itself still on.

-To take the walker by the handles to obtain major stability.

-To raise the walker placing it against if while it pushes its body slightly forwards.

-To walk with the walker, being supported the weight of the body in the hands when advancing with the weak leg but.

-To balance by itself on the feet.

-To raise the walker and to return it to place to the front.

-To watch at the front while it walks.

  

          

With the crutches:

- It should have the size and length adapted for its weight and charts. It to place the crutches stuck to the body from the feet, when taking them with the hands the shoulders do not have to rise nor to lower, is , it is called anatomical position.

-Advice:

-To use a footwear with nonskid, comfortable and closed sole.

 -To use comfortable clothes that allow freedom him of movements.

 -To watch at the front and to stay raised.

 -To forwards place the crutches next to each foot and a little.

  If he can support feet both:

  -Being standing up it must have three supports of     the four possible ones.

           -Left crutch>>>>Right foot.

           -Right crutch>>>Left foot.

  -In order to walk it must advance both crutches to the same height.

  -To advance to a foot and the other soon.

   If he only can support one:

  -Being stopped it must have three supports of the four possible ones, and drop the weight of the body on the healthy extremity.

                   -Left crutch.

                   -Right foot.

                   -Right crutch.

                   -Left foot.

  -In order to walk it must advance the first crutches and the affected extremity.

  -Next, letting fall the weight of the body on the crutches, advance with the healthy extremity