{"id":12468,"date":"2025-06-06T14:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/clinical-case-four-mobility-aids-one-patient\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:58:49","slug":"clinical-case-four-mobility-aids-one-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/clinical-case-four-mobility-aids-one-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Mobility Aids, one Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Le Wheeleo\u00ae\ufe0f fait partie de la caisse outils du kin\u00e9sith\u00e9rapeute\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9qi5x-7lQAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>The Wheeleo\u00ae effectively complements the range of mobility aids. It serves as an <strong>essential intermediate step<\/strong> between a cane and a walker, depending on the patient&#8217;s profile. Whether it&#8217;s for age-related decline in abilities or to support progression as in the case of this patient with Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome, the Wheeleo\u00ae finds its place and usefulness.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In this video, we observe a patient with <strong>Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome<\/strong> evolving in four different walking situations: <strong>without technical aid<\/strong>, with a <strong>simple cane<\/strong>, with the <strong>one-handed walker Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> and with a <strong>four-wheeled walker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Four-Wheeled Walker<\/h3>\n\n<p>The classic walker offers <strong>constant ground support<\/strong> thanks to its four wheels and two handles, maximizing stability and safety. It allows the patient to walk alone, without assistance. <\/p>\n\n<p>In this case, it&#8217;s the mobility aid that <strong>boosts rehabilitation<\/strong>: walking alone all day promotes intensity, repetition, quality of movement, and generates essential positive reinforcement for recovery.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This type of walker requires the use of both hands, which excludes certain patients such as those with hemiplegia.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Wheeleo\u00ae, a Happy Medium<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Wheeleo\u00ae allows the patient to walk alone but with support. This one-handed walker offers <strong>continuous and adjustable support<\/strong> that stimulates effort without compromising walking quality. <\/p>\n\n<p>It constitutes a <strong>key step towards complete autonomy<\/strong> and is often the best solution for progressing towards unassisted walking.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Simple Cane<\/h3>\n\n<p>The simple cane offers intermittent and less stable support. The patient is therefore more fragile and often requires direct assistance from the physiotherapist to ensure safety. <\/p>\n\n<p>A <strong>three-step gait<\/strong> may appear, with a prolonged pause time in double support, which reduces the fluidity and quality of movement.<\/p>\n\n<p>This mobility aid is less protective and can increase the risk of falling, especially if the quality of walking is still poor.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Walking without Aid<\/h3>\n\n<p>Finally, walking without technical aid shows an acceptable quality of movement, but the patient cannot walk alone safely. The physiotherapist must maintain balance, thus limiting independence. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding the Balance between Autonomy and Stimulation<\/h2>\n\n<p>To give the patient <strong>autonomy<\/strong>, it is fundamental to choose the <strong>easiest and most suitable<\/strong> aid for their level.<\/p>\n\n<p>To stimulate the patient and support their progression, it&#8217;s necessary to favor a mobility aid that offers a good compromise between <strong>walking quality<\/strong> and a certain level of <strong>difficulty\/intensity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a real <strong>balancing act<\/strong> between safety, quality, and effort that allows for optimizing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Wheeleo\u00ae thus emerges as a <strong>valuable and essential<\/strong> tool in the therapist&#8217;s toolkit, offering an intermediate and adaptable step to accompany each patient at their own pace.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding the Key Role of Wheeleo\u00ae<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[358],"profils-et-pathologies":[310],"class_list":["post-12468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-clinical-cases","profils-et-pathologies-guillain-barre-syndrome"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12468"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12543,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12468\/revisions\/12543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12468"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=12468"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=12468"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=12468"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=12468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}