A pole that is held by tension from the floor to the ceiling that the user can pull to help get into standing from a sitting position. Commonly found in bedrooms, living rooms and bathrooms.
How To Use
Generally placed in the bedroom, living room and bathroom and pulled on to get into standing from a sitting position. Also used to stabilize oneself in standing before beginning to walk or used for support to get to another surface.
Advantages
- can be placed in the middle of rooms (ie. Where grab bars cannot be installed)
Disadvantages
- poles need to be checked regularly to ensure their tension still exists
- expensive
Also Known As
- superpole
- ceiling pole
- stripper pole
- fireman pole