So I am bending to get my mom raised from bed. I initially felt it was a good work out. Maybe so if I stregnthen my other muscles first so my lower back does not do all the work. But until such time, I am looking for an adjustable bed. We are all under 5 ft and I have no clearance for a big bulky hospital bed. Those manual metal ones appear to have complaints regarding having to crawl under them to adjust the lever to raise the back. Anyone agree that I should probaly make something to raise the back like a piece of plywood and a hinge so I can have a smooth process of caring for my parent at home?
Also, caregiving is not a “fitness” experience no matter how determined you are to build yourself up. If you don’t know what you’re doing, that is, if you haven’t been shown by aides or physical therapists how to do lifting, you can pull a muscle, dislocate a shoulder, slip a disc and so on. I was trained over a week by my husband's rehab therapists in how to transfer and turn him over.
Deal with the doctors involved to see how you can be provided the equipment you will need.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pragmatic-14-High-Profile-Dual-Adjustable-Steel-Bed-Frame-with-Under-Bed-Storage-Easy-No-Tools-Assembly/26603156