A trapeze bar is a device used to help position and move patients. It is usually hanging above their bed and it is composed of a horizontal bar that is attached to something, depending on the model, with two cords or ropes.
Medical trapeze bars are used in hospitals to help the transfer of the patients and in rehabilitation centers to enable patients to do exercises that they would not be able to do without it. Some patients haven’t got the strength necessary to be able to get out of bed or off their wheelchairs, for example, so the use of a trapeze bar is essential.
A trapeze bar can also be used by seniors who want to be able to move better and, even if they have a caregiver, not to burden them with heavy weight lifting. In physical therapy, they are used to strengthen the patient’s upper body and help them perform movements that they are not able to perform due to some medical conditions and poor muscle strength.