three-point gait
(for walking with walker)
Step 1
align the middle of your
foot with the back legs
of the walker.
Step 2
lift the walker up and
place it comfortably in
front of you, making sure
all four legs end up on
the floor.
Step 2
Carefully, walk forward
one step at a time.
wheelchair to walker transfer
Making certain wheels on the wheelchair are
locked lift your body by pushing down on the
armrests and carefully transfer one hand at time
to the walker.
M
aking certain
Wheelchair
to Walker
Transfer
Wheelchair
to Walker
Transfer
(with lower extremity
injury to right leg or
foot)
Three-Point
Gait
(for walking
with walker)
wheels on the
wheelchair are locked,
lift your body by pushing
down on the armrests
and carefully transfer
one hand at at time to
the walker.
A
lign the middle of
your foot with the
back legs of the walker...
M
aking certain
wheels on the
wheelchair are locked, lift
your body by pushing down
on the armrests and careful-
ly transferring first the left
hand, then the right hand
to the walker.
(If injury to left leg or foot
transfer the right hand first,
followed by left.)
Lift the
walker up
and place it
comfortably in
front of
you, making
sure all four
legs end up
on the floor...
Then
carefully
walk
forward,
one step
at a
time.
wheelchair to walker transfer
(with lower extremity injury to right leg or foot)
Making certain wheels on the wheelchair are
locked, lift your body by pushing down on the
armrests and carefully transferring first the left
hand, then the right hand to the walker. (if injury
to left leg or foot transfer the right hand first,
followed by left.)
