Guest Post: The Flying Trapeze

I (Grant) asked Leeann to explain a little bit more about the trapeze that AJ mentioned in the last post.

From what I understand, by trapeze we are talking about a free-swinging triangular metal handle suspended from a suitably strong structure above his bed.

Leeann's words reproduced, in part, below:

Trapeze 411:

The staff still needs to be trained on how to use this effectively with AJ. Wendy [AJ's PT] is in the process of putting together a "protocol" for the trapeze. 

When AJ is in bed, he helps me [or whoever is attending him] with the following while using the trapeze:

Scooting himself up in bed

Moving himself over in bed (left or right)

He also uses his feet to assist with moving up and over.
He grabs the trapeze with his right arm only.

At this time, for safety, AJ is only using the Trapeze with assistance from the staff or his knowledgeable visitors.