Wheelchair Types

People who experience mobility challenges require the aid of wheelchairs to get them around. As most wheelchairs are made for operations on smooth road surfaces, things get a little cranky when wheelchair-bound users need to move through other types of terrain. This is why all terrain wheelchairs have been produced to serve the needs …

What happens if you face immobility problems due to obesity? You get a Bariatric wheelchair that is built to sustain heavy weight of between 700 to 850 pounds. There are many Bariatric chairs in the market which you can choose from which will help you restore some form of mobility while you …

Come summer and everybody wants to hit the beach and take in the outdoors at its best. Who can resist the lure of the sun and the sand, and the exciting surf beating down on the beach? Spending a wonderful and relaxed day at the beach is something that most people take …

The first type of wheelchair that was ever created to increase mobility of people with weak legs was a manual wheelchair. Although it is the oldest kind of wheelchair that there is, it is still regarded as one of the most popular mobility devices ever.

As opposed to an electric wheelchair that runs on electric …

Transport wheelchairs, also known as companion wheelchairs, are built for frequent travelers and also for those who just want to go places. One usually finds transport wheelchairs to be foldable and lightweight. Amongst the many big names that deal with wheelchairs are Guardian, Invacare, Nova and Drive Medical. However, the lightest transport …

Gone are the days when the only kind of wheelchair available to people who needed them was one which had to be moved manually. If the wheel chair occupants did not have the use of their hands, they had no other option than to depend on someone to take them from one place to …

If you spend most of your time at home and need a wheelchair mainly to move around your house, you can choose from a high end manual wheelchair or a power wheelchair. However, if you are a frequent traveler, and you want a chair that is easy to carry and can be …

Travel wheelchairs enable people who are physically challenged and people who are restricted to wheelchairs due to their age, to get out of their homes on their own. With a travel wheel chair, people on wheelchairs can go out and run all their odd jobs and small everyday errands, or simply go …

The term paraplegic refers to a person that has suffered spinal cord injury relating to the Thoracic, Lumbar or Sacral section of the spine. In this sense the term paraplegic wheelchair is synonymously utilized in paraplegic wheelchair events. These are paraplegics that participate in sports events through the use of a paraplegic …

Only animal lovers know what it is like to share your home and life with your pet. And to see your pet struggling to do things such as running around the house, playing catch with you, chasing the butterflies etc, because of some handicap or a medical condition, can be very heart …

When the wheelchair was first invented (the manual type), everyone thought that it was the best kind of mobility device and just could not get any better. But little did we know that the creation of power wheelchairs would eventually change that perception, and how!

A power wheel chair (also known as an electric powered …

Being in a wheelchair limits your options of doing many things considerably and to top that if your wheelchair itself is so rigid so as to limit your options further, well then……you can practically kiss goodbye to an easy and comfortable life. This is why you need to …

According to the Motorized Wheelchair Lemon Law, a motorized wheelchair is defined as “any motor-driven wheelchair”. At times it may even be regarded as power wheelchairs. The Lemon Law was created to protect buyers or leasers against the purchase of faulty wheelchairs that do not conform to warranty standards. Manufacturers are responsible …

While most of us take mobility for granted, people who are bound to the wheelchair crave for mobility. As many public facilities may not be adequately equipped enough to tend to the needs of those on wheelchairs, it is imperative that lightweight wheelchairs that are easy to operate be used. With plenty …