What should a person do if the person using the Merry Walker Ambulation device cannot get up and walk initially in the Merry Walker?
If a person is unable to get from a sitting position to a standing position in the Merry Walker Ambulation Device, applying the back brakes and working with the person to get from sit to stand is the desired practice initially. If that does not work, please access this website and look at the Merry Stand By Me ®. Using the Stand by Me from a seated wheelchair or regular chair, will encourage and retrain the person to regain the sit to stand movement from the stable wheelchair/ regular chair and the stable Merry Stand By Me. This retraining process must be practiced many times each day to rebuild the muscles that are needed to get from a sitting position to a standing position in order to allow independent walking. When the person has regained this sit to stand ability, the Merry Walker should be reintroduced to this person and use of the Merry Walker will be positive to this individual.
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