Wheelchair Accessories

Electric wheelchair scooters, or mobility scooters, are specially designed for providing mobility to disabled people. Electric scooters are high performance in terms of speed as well as safety. They are adaptable, affordable, durable and come with reliable warranties. Power mobility scooters are a great economic alternative to electric wheelchairs. They are available as portable/travel, three-wheel and four-wheel, front-end drive and rear-end drive scooters. The cost of motorized scooters ranges between $900 and $3,200.

Wheelchairs are many things to many different people. They may be a short term aid for recovery or they may be long term primary meanings of locomotion. Which other ways you use them may vary but one thing is for sure, the modern wheelchair is a modern marvel in design compared to 100 years ago. Wheelchairs are divided into 2 main categories, the manual wheelchair and the power wheelchair. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The manual wheel chair is dived into two categories, the folding frame and the rigid frame. The folding wheelchair folds together (wheel against wheel) for easy compact transportation. The disadvantage of the folding frame is that they are heavier than a one piece rigid frame. The one piece rigid frames have no scissor arms that are needed for folding so a rigid chair frame is much light weight. Rigid frames are sometimes referred to as sport wheelchairs. Combined with new light weight metals like titanium, they are having the weight of the folding wheelchair.

If you or anyone that you are close with are wheelchair bound, then you know the limitations that they encompass. All too often doorways are not wide enough; hills are too steep to maneuver alone, not to mention the sore arms and blistered fingers. Enter the electric wheelchairs. These newer chairs are equipped with electric motors that replace the manual tire rotation that you may be accustomed to. Electric wheelchairs offer a chair bound person a freedom that was never within their reach before. However, it is still important to choose the right electric chair for you and your personal situation.

For the person confined to the seat of a wheelchair, a Merino wool wheelchair cushion cover offers soft comfort beyond compare. It helps keep the body warmer in cool temperatures, and cooler in warmer temperatures. Armrest covers can also offer cushioned comfort for wheelchair users and the plush Merino wool provides an extremely soft surface.

There are many things to consider before you purchase a wheelchair. Regardless of whether you want a manual or powered chair, consider the following:

1. Folding or rigid frames?

On manual chairs, folding frames are the usual conventional type having an X brace in the center allowing the frame to be folded sideways. Folding is simple, but a chair of this type tends to be bulky as well as quite heavy. New versions of lighter materials are now available, but regardless of this point because folding frames involve many parts, it is heavy compared to a rigid frame. Rigid frame joints are welded and a lightweight aluminum material is used, enabling one to transfer the wheelchair into the car without help.

At any point in your life, you may find yourself depending on a wheelchair for mobility. While it may be hard to deal with that fact, just remember that your wheelchair can offer you freedom regardless of your injury. Your wheelchair is a wonderful invention that helps you live your life, not limit the life you can live.