Cheney in wheelchair after pulling back muscle

Vice president was moving boxes into his home outside Washington, D.C.

Chip Somodevilla/pool / EPA file	Vice President Dick Cheney in December 2007.

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updated 8:11 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2009

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes and will be in a wheelchair for Tuesday's inauguration ceremony.

White House press secretary Dana Perino said Monday that Cheney was helping to move into his new home outside Washington in McLean, Va., when he injured his back.

His doctor recommended that he needed a wheelchair for the next couple of days.

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Perino said that Cheney is OK otherwise.

"The vice president is looking forward to being there for tomorrow's historic inaugural activities," Perino said.