Showering and Bathing Safely for Those With Disabilities Part Six

This is gap of course can be sealed in a manner of watertight, and this means that it can be shut behind the disabled individual afterward. In other words, with a walk in bath tub it is necessary to walk the individual in first and then afterward to run the water once the hatch is once again closed.

This also has another important benefit – a walk in bath tub means that when you try to help your friends or relatives you won't end up having to heave them from the chair to the bath. This is a very good thing to change, as it will mean that you are able to avoid hurting them which can often happen when you try to move someone – of course particularly if you drop them. At the same time this can also help you to avoid injuring yourself, and you'd be very surprised to learn how often people can end up causing themselves a slipped disk or other similar problems as a result of moving disabled individuals. You might think it's safe to lift someone out of their chair behind, but if you do it wrong you can cause yourself a severe back problem.