If you have lumbar spinal stenosis, you may notice symptoms while walking or standing. These can include: lower back pressure when upright. pain in your back, buttocks, or legs. leg numbness The safest method is facing up the stairs. The wheelchair user grabs one or both stair rails, leans forward enough to keep the casters from lifting off, lowers the rear wheels down one stair, then slides the hands down the rail. If the footrests interfere with smooth progression down the stairs and they can be removed, this may be done. Practice shifting your weight back and forth between each leg while keeping your body aligned and your head centered and upright. This will prepare you to settle into position of stability on the board. 3. Bend your knees and sink your weight. Bring your butt down slightly and bend your knees a little. With backward walking, the power is from your hips and knees. This switch-up offers many benefits. 1. Builds muscle strength. When you walk, your gait or walking pattern is heel-to-toe. So with each step, your heel hits the ground first, followed by your toes. With backward walking, it's the opposite. If you were shorter than someone, would it be possible to talk down to them? What hair color do they put in bald people’s driver’s licenses? Do prison buses have emergency exits? Can you stand backwards on a flight of stairs? Do they bury people with their braces still on or do they remove them? 1. Protect your head. The most important body part that you need to protect in a fall is your head. [1] Head injuries can be very serious, even deadly. Make sure you prioritize protecting your head as you fall by properly positioning it. [2] Tuck your your chin down, lowering your head. StairMaster Free Climber 8. Provide different levels of resistance for arms and legs. Feet don’t leave the pedals. Option to push the pedal to a depth between 1 and 14 inches. Should only be safely used facing forward. Not a complete movement, as it only works you through the vertical portion of a step. On a Stepladder. •Climb only the front of the ladder, never the back. •Don’t climb higher than the tread that’s third from the top (there should two steps above you, including the top); never sit on the top. •Keep your hips centered between the vertical side rails; don’t overreach to either side. •Never stand on the spreaders or XX1lE.