C5-C6 Quadriplegic Putting Pants On

[dshopperz001]

omg, that took forever!! Amazing how they have that hook to help get your paints zipped and buttoned.!!!!!!!

[tfdodgeramguy04]

do u wear underwear sinces u have a catheter or u just go with out

[glendi731]

Very impressive...however try not to mislead complete quads. You obviously have function below c5. Wrist extension alone is c6.

[bigcockman4u]

takes me like 2 seconds to put my pants on

[kellyje03]

Thanks for the vid, I'm a c-5/c-6 incomplete too, this was very educational

[capnhands]

I have an idea on how we can cure this. Take all the best scientists in the US and make them all quads. Then they'll find 10 different cures.

[nmaxcom]

@capnhands This is not a science problem, is an economic problem. Try this, make 10 billionaries quads and watch ourselves next year quicking the wheelchair down a hill.

[capnhands]

@nmaxcom I like my idea better

[justintex1]

since you dont wear pants to bed,  what do you wear, diapers?

[handsdown101]

@justintex1 he can't wear pants his whole life without taking them off... :|

[patrick334]

i know it's lot of work , i'm often with some para and quad , for sport like wheelchair basketball , so i know what you deal with in everyday life ...

pat .

[lbcray]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Would be great if you could share with us on our social network. google "pushrim" you will see "life after injury". Take care :)

[integritysoft]

You're at a disadvantage when you're laid out - think of how much more control you have when you're upright in your chair. take the same approach when you're in bed - get as vertical as possible by supporting your back with an upright position - then simply move your legs around...MUCH MUCH easier (at least from my experience)...But, hey, bratha', you gotta do what ya gotta do - right?! So bless you no matter if you don't try my methods and I hope the very best for you! Thanks again for posting!

[integritysoft]

Ok, one more tip...When dressiing, try getting your torso as upright as possible with your legs in front of you and then simply work each leg into each pant hole and rock side-to-side to pull your pants all the way up. Rocking is a lot easier than trying to lift your whole dead weight/body. Just hook your thumb in the belt-loops to pull your pants up further, as you rock each time.

[integritysoft]

In most cases, it's a lot easier to just move your legs rather your whole torso and legs. I recommend staying in a seated position, with your legs always in front of you and then move you legs AFTER you've moved your torso, NOT BEFORE (i.e. leave your legs in your chair and simply swivel your hips/torso onto your bed, then pull - not push, which is way harder - your legs over.

Hope that helps!

By the way, I've been a quad for 23 years.

[integritysoft]

Hi Chris. Well done, my friend! Thanks for posting your videos and for having the enormous courage to do so. As I watch your videos, I'm amazed at how differently you and I do things. No one taught me anything (I simply figured it all out on my own - probably not unlike you!), but it takes me WAY less time to get dressed and in/out of bed. I think the biggest difference is that I always stay upright when dressing and/or transferring. Meaning, I keep my torso vertical at all times...

[bettyboop392]

Is there any hope for future cures for spinal injury? Stem cell maybe?

anyways good luck with everything.

[pidolz88]

hey there..

i'm c5 complete..

i'm putting my pant

just 1 to 2 minutes only

[pidolz88]

hey chris..

i'm c5 complete quad and

i put my pant just 1

[MielaF]

U R AMAZING!!!

i don't hve wat u hve (not b.n rude)

but ur an inspiration 2 b able 2 do this

i realize it takes a while 2 do it, but WOW!!!

i wish u the best

in everything♥

[jnmoon2200]

Young man that is wonderful. I have lost my legs due to diabetices. But seeing someone do something like you did should give anyone inspiration to try to do for themselves. I still drive and work I am 63 and I just want to say you are a great young man. God Bless and kkep you.

[feezeex]

great vid chris

i'm from saudi arabia and have the same injury.

away from my injury but bcos of it i've had a muscle transfere to strenghthen my fingers in Washinghton D.C.

I wasn't able to grab a tissue from its box but after the surgery i can use my hand for writing, eating washing and most of my every day activities, and i drive my car to " i've travelled alone from Riyadh to Damascus " Syria " :) two way in four days .

i wish you the best

lets hear from you.

[abusive666]

you amaze me. I am studying to be a physical therapist and I am learning about SCI tansfers and how to assist. You are an inspiration.

[roloq99]

awesome hombre

Im from chile, southamerica

and I have the same injury as you do

keep it up, now I will check more of your videos

good luck

[TheWorldAllOver]

ir you have all this mobility. why don't you use a manuel chair more often?

[garciajuanitogg]

i think this is good because not evry one

is a role model for others tha just got injure whith this tipe of videos they imprube mutch faster than you did

thank you

[ccr5cxcr4]

Damn man. That is so crazy. I used to skydive, haven't in a few years. Doc now.

Have you had any improvement of function? Was the cord transected at all or was it just bruised?

Hopefully with the Obama administration we will be able to make more progress with embryonic stem cells. I am not a neuroscientist so I don't want to speculate, but there are some interesting studies going on with glial cells right now.

In any case you have balls like coconuts.

[bikentom]

poor invalid, who was being half man jajajaja

[llabnitram]

you are making too much work for yourself, i`m a quad and i can get fully dressed n outta bed in half that time... and i buy jeans that fit too.... then they don`t fall down!!!!

[irnman76]

You are a flocking machine!! Fresh injury... seeing this gives me a lot of hope:) thank you very much... all the best take care of that little girl

[juane001]

Great job :) thanks a lot!

[beggo321]

it just shows us how much we take our legs for grantage

[sampsonoff]

right on man, that was smooth. im goin to have to check out the long hook you used to keep your pants up at the end for transferring. the pants are still the hardest part for me

thanks for the vid

[sittingtight]

Great vid man! This will help improve my life, mad props!

[moltor3]

Chris Thank you so much for this video. Preparing for my first romantic weekend with my boyfriend and though we've dicussed at length how this all works for him I feel better prepared and am so looking forward to blowing his mind for two days!

[aaronyeokc]

U r awesome chris!!! this vidio really helped me a lot. Thanks

[proth34]

how do u get ur pants unbuttoned...does that same device do it, if so how.

[massagejoedallas]

Cool. I'm sure this helping people. And Joleen is a cute sidekick.

[jkane151]

howd u get those gadgets and shit....... whered u get that reacher

[jkane151]

nice man ... i went to rehab wit doug..... we swapped christmas presets,,,,, i got em a dvd and he got me food keep those videos coming.......