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How do you choose a wheelchairs that meets your comfort level? 7 things to look for. electric wheel chair also need to pay attention to the choice of batteries.

How do I choose a wheelchair?

First of all, there are 7 points to pay attention to when choosing a wheelchair for a user, which are: the width of the wheelchair, the seat, the distance between the armrests, the height from the seat to the footrests, the backrest, whether it can be folded or not, and the load capacity.

Wheelchairs width: When buying a wheelchair, first make sure that the overall width of the wheelchair can pass through the door of your home (unless you fold the wheelchair when entering and then help the elderly to enter)

Seat: Suitable width and depth are necessary for the comfort of the elderly. If the seat is not suitable, sitting for a long time will cause certain harm to the body.

Arrest distance: You can measure the comfortable chair that the elderly are sitting on and measure the distance between the two armrests of the chair. This ensures that your arms won't be too stiff as you continue.

The height from the seat to the footrest: This distance is mainly to consider whether the elderly person's legs can be stretched after sitting on it. If it is too long and the foot cannot step on the footrest for a long time, the leg may be uncomfortable and it will be difficult to get off the ground. convenient.

Backrest: The posture used by the elderly also affects the height and tilt angle of the backrest. High-back wheelchairs are suitable for elderly people who cannot move their upper bodies in wheelchairs, while low-back wheelchairs have a wider range of motion. The inclination angle of the backrest is generally about 15°.

Whether it can be folded or not: Whether the wheelchairs can be folded or not mainly depends on whether it needs to be folded for storage or folded in the car (pay attention to the folded size if necessary). Please note that when boarding the plane, the wheelchairs must be checked as it is not a narrow aircraft. To take into consideration.

Load capacity: Merchants will mark the wheelchair’s capacity, so pay attention to whether it matches the weight of the elderly person at home.

If it's anelectric wheel chairyou also need to find out how long the electric wheel chair's batteries can travel for, what kind of batteries they are made of, how fast the electric wheel chair can go, and how well the electric wheel chair can be manoeuvred.