How To Get Down To The Floor Without Kneeling (3 Simple Methods)

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, arthritis expert, shows us how:

Let’s get down to it

Getting down to and up from the floor is a practical life skill that’s important for manner of things, including cleaning, play, fall mitigation, and general independence. However, many people have bad knees (sometimes or always), so how to handle it in such a case?

Three ways:

• Lower down from a seat: sit on a stable surface, slide to the edge, put your hands beside your legs, walk your feet forwards, and lower your body with your arms, while adjusting how far you walk your feet based on your knee mobility.
• Support and turn: place your hands on a stable surface, step one leg backwards to widen your base of support, lower your body using your arms and front leg, and then bend and turn into a seated position.
• Hand-walk out: stand without furniture support, hinge and walk your hands down to the floor, walk them out until stable, then rotate and sit sideways.

In all three cases, you can use a cushion to reduce the distance and provide you with a softer landing if you’re at all unsteady.

For more on all of this plus visual demonstrations, enjoy:

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