Overload
By Draximbaz
@Draximbaz (33)
Israel
April 19, 2011 1:12pm CST
I'm a caregiver in my profession and working here in Israel. My patient weight is more than 100 kilogram, almost double of my weight. Every Monday and Thursday we need to go to a place where he need to do his regular hydro therapy treatment. By the way my patient is a paraplegic and he cannot move his fingers and the lower part of his body so my duty is to help him to sit from bed to wheelchair or vice versa. In his house I don't have any problem because we have lifter but in the swimming pool where he did the hydro therapy session, they have no lifter there so I need to manually transfer him from chair to chair or from bed to his wheelchair after the session. For that I can say that I'm overload from his weight that sometimes I am suffering from muscle pain and back pain. Until someone teach me the technique how to lift a person heavier than my weight. And it helps me a lot. Now I did my work more easier and comfortable.
How about you, did you suffer also from back pain or muscle pain because you lift something heavier than you?
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4 responses
@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
19 Apr 11
Hello Draximbaz, I suffered back pain for lifting my three kids so often, from babies up to 3 years, more or less, or for carrying them in arms for long periods for almost 7 years.
Have you tried a back belt?
Blessings!...
Dainy
@Draximbaz (33)
• Israel
20 Apr 11
Hi dainy, I used back belt before but it just make me uncomfortable while assisting my patient so I just ignore it and put it on the side not knowing that using such kind of belt can help me a lot. And I admit, every time that I will assist him before I really have severe back pain 'till I learned the perfect method how to transfer my patient manually using only a part of my strength.
Anyway, congrats dainy because as I read your response, I can say that your a great parent.
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
26 Apr 11
Thanks you Draximbaz for the compliment =)
I hope that you are better now, though.
I have a friend that is paraplegic, and she is 1.70m tall, and her husband is 1.54m, but is 10 years older than her, and he loves her indeed, and he always carries her everywhere. I think he has learnt to transfer her properly, from 15 years from now.
Good luck!
Blessings!...
Dainy
@lexirose7350 (459)
• Philippines
20 Apr 11
There are really some techniques to carry or assist someone heavier than you. I took caregiver classes before and yes the methods was part of the module how to transport your patient from one place to another especially those suffering from paralysis.
It's great that someone taught you how to do it properly otherwise you will be the one suffering and it will have an effect on your health when you get older.
@Draximbaz (33)
• Israel
20 Apr 11
Hi lexi, your right. So many methods or technique how to lift someone whose weight is greater than yours. Before I used to lift my patient with all my strength. Now I feel it so easy and not so tiring.
Anyway I'm a mariner before and work in the small ship in the Philippines for almost 4 years after my graduation. Care giving is just an accident work for me. I didn't learn anything about this work before nor I didn't undergone to a caregiving class before so I really don't have knowledge how to do such things.
Now I really believe that experience is the best teacher. I learned a lot while working here.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Apr 11
hi draximbaz wow I d o feel for you . I have long been retired as a nurses aide but I cam upon that problem a lot of times too. And really hurt my back also. I know you have to keep your back as straight as
possible and use your leg muscles b ut still he sounds huge. and the
pool is not like lifing somone from wheelchair to bed or vice versa. I hink you need to ask some of the physical therapists there that are make and muscular to do you a favor and help you.the poor guy cannot help you I am sure or he would I mean your patient,.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
21 Apr 11
Isn't there anybody to help u out at the swimming pool area? I believe u are not the only person here nor u are the one to perform hydro therapy on him right? NO matter what, u should get someone to help u because if u are not careful, or u can't handle his weight, he can fall on down, crushing u in the process. Though u might have learnt the right technique now, u should be careful at all times too. I will never attempt to lift anything more than my weight, i will ask for help.
