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Stroke Positioning Guide

This document provides positioning suggestions for people who have had a stroke to help them lie, sit, and sit up comfortably. It recommends using pillows to support affected and unaffected body parts in different positions like lying on the affected side, unaffected side, or back in bed, and when sitting up in bed or a chair. The goal is to achieve safe and comfortable postures after 72 hours of having a stroke.

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Stroke Positioning Guide

This document provides positioning suggestions for people who have had a stroke to help them lie, sit, and sit up comfortably. It recommends using pillows to support affected and unaffected body parts in different positions like lying on the affected side, unaffected side, or back in bed, and when sitting up in bed or a chair. The goal is to achieve safe and comfortable postures after 72 hours of having a stroke.

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Alma Ananda Alieva NoorWahyudina
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POSITIONING FOR PEOPLE

AFFECTED BY STROKE
The careful positioning and placement of pillows can be used to achieve safe and
comfortable postures. Affected stroke side is in blue. Pictures do not depict bed rails.
These positioning suggestions apply after 72 hours of having a stroke.

LYING ON AFFECTED LYING ON


SIDE UNAFFECTED SIDE
One or two pillows for One or two pillows for
head head
Affected shoulder Affected shoulder
positioned comfortably forward with arm
Place unaffected leg supported on pillow
forward on one or two Place affected leg
pillows backwards on one or
Place pillows in front two pillows
and behind Place a pillow behind

LYING ON BACK (if desired) SITTING IN BED SITTING UP


Place three pillows supporting Sitting in bed is desirable for Sitting well back in the centre
both shoulders and head short periods only of chair or wheelchair
Place affected arm on pillow Sitting upright well supported Place arms well forward onto
Optional pillow beneath by pillows two pillows on table
affected hip Place both arms on pillows Feet flat on floor or footrests
Ensure feet in neutral position Legs supported for comfort Knees directly above feet

CHSS takes no responsibility for the consequences of error, loss or damage suffered by users of information published on this chart.

F16
CHEST HEART & STROKE SCOTLAND
Rosebery House 9 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5EZ
Tel: 0131 225 6963 Fax: 0131 220 6313 Advice Line Nurses: 0808 801 0899
Email: adviceline@chss.org.uk Website: www.chss.org.uk
Scottish Charity No. SC018761 APRIL 2015

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