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Climbing up anddown stairs with awalking aidPartial-weight bearing(PWB)An information guide
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Climbing up and down stairs with a walkingaid
Partial or Full Weight Bearing
PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING (PWB) – means you are allowed toput your affected leg down with part of your weight on it.
FULL WEIGHT BEARING (FWB) – means you are allowed to putyour affected leg down with your full weight on it.
Going upstairs
1. Hold onto handrail with one hand.
Partial or Full Weight Bearing
PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING (PWB) – means you are allowed to put your affected leg down with part of your weight on it.
FULL WEIGHT BEARING (FWB) – means you are allowed to put your affected leg down with your full weight on it.
Going upstairs
1. Hold onto handrail with one hand.
2. Place walking aid in other hand (if you have two walking aids hold them in the shape of a cross).
Climbing up and down stairs with a walking aid
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2. Place walking aid in other hand (if you have two walking aidshold them in the shape of a cross).
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3. Step up with your unaffected leg first.
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3. Step up with your unaffected leg first.
4. Push down on rail and walking aid and step up with your affected leg.
4. Push down on rail and walking aid and step up with your affectedleg.
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3. Step up with your unaffected leg first.
4. Push down on rail and walking aid and step up with your affected leg.
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5. Bring walking aid onto the same step.
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5. Bring walking aid onto the same step.
Going downstairs 1. Hold onto handrail with one hand.
2. Place walking aid in other hand (if you have two aids – proceed as above).
Going downstairs
1. Hold onto handrail with one hand.
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5. Bring walking aid onto the same step.
Going downstairs 1. Hold onto handrail with one hand.
2. Place walking aid in other hand (if you have two aids – proceed as above).
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2. Place walking aid in other hand (if you have two aids – proceed asabove).
3. Place walking aid in middle of step below.3. Place walking aid in middle of step below.
4. Take your weight onto walking aid and rail and step down with your affected leg.
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4. Take your weight onto walking aid and rail and step down withyour affected leg.
3. Place walking aid in middle of step below.
4. Take your weight onto walking aid and rail and step down with your affected leg.
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5. Then step down with your unaffected leg.
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5. Then step down with your unaffected leg.
N.B.
• itisadvisabletohavesomebodywithyouonthestairsuntilyou feel safe
• ifyoudon’tfeelsafewiththeaboveadvicethenyoumaybe able to go up on your bottom. Place a sturdy stool away from the top of the stairs for you to lift yourself onto before standing
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N.B.
• it is advisable to have somebody with you on the stairs until youfeel safe
• if you don’t feel safe with the above advice then you may be ableto go up on your bottom. Place a sturdy stool away from the top ofthe stairs for you to lift yourself onto before standing
• if you don’t have a handrail then use both elbow crutches instead.
• ifyoudon’thaveahandrailthenusebothelbowcrutchesinstead.
IF IN DOUBT DON’T DO IT
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IF IN DOUBT DON’T DO IT
TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST CARE FOR EACH PATIENT ON EVERY OCCASION
If English is not your frst
language and you need help,
please contact the Ethnic Health
Team on 0161 627 8770
For general enquiries please contact the Patient
Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on 0161 604 5897
For enquiries regarding clinic appointments, clinical care and
treatment please contact 0161 624 0420 and the Switchboard
Operator will put you through to the correct department / service
www.pat.nhs.ukWood pulp sourced from
sustainable forests
Jeżeli angielski nie jest twoim pierwszym językiem i potrzebujesz pomocy proszę skontaktować się z załogą Ethnic Health pod numerem telefonu 0161 627 8770
Date of publication: August 2008Date of review: October 2015Date of next review: October 2018Ref: PI_DS_482© The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust