Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Basic Suggestions On Using A Power Wheelchair

By Adam Munch

There are many different types of wheelchairs available today, but the best one is undoubtedly the power wheelchair. They offer their user so much more convenience than traditional wheelchairs do that they are well worth the investment.

Traditional wheelchairs have been around for hundreds of years; and in the recent decades they've been getting better and better. But no matter how well-designed they are, they will always have one major factor against them - they have to be pushed either by the person in the chair, or by someone else from behind. So they are of no use to people who need to be in wheelchairs, but who don't have the arm or hand strength to push themselves.

For these people, electrically powered wheelchairs are the answer. These too have been around for a few decades now, but unlike traditional wheelchairs who's design hasn't changed much from the original ones ever developed, these have made great strides in recent years. Now it is possible even for people who once couldn't get around on their own to lead much more normal lives.

Another large problem with being in a wheelchair is that it's impossible to ascend or descend staircases. But since there are so many staircases at access points to buildings in every city that it is very difficult for people in wheelchairs to get into those buildings - that is, until a recent innovation. This innovation was the wheelchair that can raise itself up onto two wheels, and even climb stairs.

But that's not all; there are wheelchairs that are more specialized than that. There are racing wheelchairs that are designed for speed, and wheelchairs with large wheels that can move easily through sand and uneven ground. And believe it or not there are even wheelchairs that can climb stairs or raise the person sitting in the chair higher so that they are about the same height as an average person who is standing.

The power wheelchair has been an amazing electro-mechanical machine that has helped people with a handicap that prevents them from walking to access areas that people without handicaps are able to access. People with handicaps no longer need to be confined to their homes or depend on others to get them around.

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