Paraplegic Instr #1: How to Climb Stairs in a Wheelchair

[silvertip185]

Hey Erik, I did it tonight in a cafe. I got up the steps but go stuck on the top as the railing ran out. My GF grabbed the back of my chair as I did the rest and we made it to the top. I got home and watched your vid again about what to do at the top. I have to practice that. It's been almost a year and I've never given up. Getting there.

Thanks so much for the great video!

[ThumpingSteve]

id love to be able to do this, im terrible at steps.

[supersquirrel911]

I have such a serious fear of falling backwards, I don't think I could pull this off....I'll stick with going up and down stairs on my bottom like I have for years lol

Kudos to you though!!!

[banjohombre]

Damn cool!

Can you do 12 steps without stopping to rest?

That is REALLY hauling iron.



[silvertip185]

With your help and some practice, I've finally got the first step. Working on balancing while I'm there and coming down. I want to know I can come down a step before I go to the top. I've been crashing and burning but making progress. It's coming :-)

[MikalinaJ]

This instructor is a great man... I wish we could have that here :) Keep on Buddy!

[AveIvy]

NotMe1357, when are you going to do trainings on this useful technique? You should come to each city and I'm sure no one would be opposed to paying a reasonable fee. Good Luck!

[wheelz23]

this fkn guy is king of the paras :) im a t-5 luvin life..my leg would spaz and id be fked lol already broke bones n shit but hey.... sweet man

[Ryan4twenty]

wow Im a t-6 complete and this is a good technique In want to learn

[wikki11]

Erik, could you write me what you do with the right arm? I can´t unterstand english so well (I´m a german)... I hope it´s ok...

thanks a lot!

[wikki11]

ups, I like to know what you doing with the left arm, not with the right =)

[Brainyish]

This is great! I wish there was a video to show someone wheeling someone down, but I think some of these techniques can help with that too! Fabulous.

[talktome560]

yo just get a crib with a ramp or an elevator fuck all that dumb shit...what about when he comes home on the late night drunk wit a bitch?

[ValentinaRocks1]

i am in a power wheel chair

[juicylucy9685236]

very nice demo!

[impster652]

At last, someone showing something useful for wheelchair users. Im from England and our 'rehab' units are almost non-existant. They certainly wouldnt show you anything like this.

I was told NEVER to use stairs or esculators so i went straight out and gave the esculators a go with 100% success and confidence both up and down. Stairs are a different matter altogether, well, that was until i saw your video.

Now im off out to give it a go, keep up the invaluble work.

MANY THANKS,

[292Tigger]

I agree with you 100%!! This video made me try everything in my chair!

Good luck. I'm also from England!

[Krystie123]

hmmm, nice technique, but if your balance is shot, you can't pull it of - so that's crap for me

[thibaulthalpern]

Wow

[daveroller]

Great explanation of what you're doing and why, Erik. Best video I've seen that shows how to climb stairs. Hats off to you for figuring out the technique.

[GKIllini]

How much COG do you have in your chair? What is the distance from the post for your backrest to your rear wheel axle? Does it matter?

[NotMe1357]

The importance thing is to be able to "pop a wheelie" easily without too much angle. Then you are able remain fairly vertical on the steps.

[basgetz]

amazing, gonna try that soon!

[funklabADV]

shepherd in atlanta. I had to beg and plead to get them to teach me how to go up stairs, then they taught me a kinda strange way. You make it look easy.

[funklabADV]

Much respect, I gotta get out and practice that!

In rehab they had me do it pulling on the rail with two hands and I needed a seatbelt to bring the chair with me. You are doing that without a seatbelt right?

[NotMe1357]

Correct, a seat belt is not needed for this technique. Where did you do your rehab?