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Lightweight wheelchairs - well liked options for home wheelchairs by Jenny Jag
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Lightweight wheelchairs - well liked options for home wheelchairs by JENNY JAG
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| Article Posted: 02/02/2012 |
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Among the home wheelchairs, lightweight wheelchairs would be the well liked choice since they are simple to operate, simple to transport and are obtainable in a large choice of options. Weight of these wheelchairs is between twenty seven to thirty six pounds. They may be used by persons having weight up to three pounds and are obtainable in a variety of seat space for personal comfort. The cost of these wheelchairs ranges according to the quality of the chair, although they may be bought starting from hundred dollars to few hundred dollars. If your wheelchair is necessary for as per medical advice and your physician give you a prescription for the same, it should be incorporated in policy of insurance. You will find that some sorts of wheelchairs are eligible for insurance coverage. Few models those have been selected for convenience and sake of appearance may not be eligible for insurance coverage policy. Lightweight wheelchairs characteristically provide leg rests of swing away type so that you may get out and in from the chair itself and will not have to put your feet on the foot rests. In some models there are provision which allow you to avoid the leg rests completely. Wheelchair cushions are prepared of different materials. Selecting these cushions depends on the physical needs of the individuals, issues related to transportation and daily activities. The cushion should offer adequate pressure relief. Persons who have to remain confined in the wheelchair are likely to experience pressure ulcers owing to restricted movement. These cushions should be made in such a way that the occupant may distribute his or her body weight equally above the surface. In addition to that, it should be capable of redistributing the pressure shifted from the areas of pressure. The material utilized in the cushion identifies this typically. Therefore, the materials should be consistent and particularly should have normal contoured foam. Cushions made of foam are found to offer more relief from pressure since it can insulate heat in right way. Foams of soft type are good relief provider of pressure. The hard types of foams on the contrary offer good stability and support. The materials utilized in preparing wheelchair cushions are the basic thing which affect the occupants body is stationed and the means it performs when in the posture of seating. So, the necessity and condition of the person should be taken into account before selecting the suitable cushion.
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