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One of the fundamental distinctions of living organisms is animation, and when you can’t be moving around, it can often feel like you’re lacking a basic human right. Regardless of your physical condition, everyone deserves to be mobile. The easy solution for immobility is a power chair or electric wheelchair.
It’s common for people to think that a power chair or scooter isn’t affordable on their budget, but in truth, more and more health insurance plans cover the cost or provide assistance with the purchase of power chairs or scooters. With a power chair or scooter, you can appreciate all that life has to offer. You can move around your home, visit distant locations, and even do your own shopping at the grocery store. Don’t be satisfied being stationary, make a commitment to be mobile!
If you’re temporarily or permanently immobile, it can feel like you’ve lost a lot of your freedom. But you don’t have to feel completely dependent with products such as the power chair. These drivable chairs are roughly comparable to a wheelchair, but by allowing the user to drive the chair itself, some of that independence is restored. This can be a very important step for anyone looking to recover from an injury.
After all, our physical healing can be largely impacted by our mental state. If you’re in a positive mental condition, it can truly do wonders to speed a physical recovery. Of course, positive thinking isn’t going to completely heal your various injuries or maladies, but it can help with the effectiveness of efforts such as physical therapy. And in the meantime, with the help of a power chair, people can enjoy quick and tight turns on anti-tip wheels. This means you’ll be able to reach even difficult-to-get-to places in your home knowing the chair won’t tip or fall over.
Navigating narrow corridors or confined areas used to be a challenge for those people restricted to wheelchairs. Now there are a variety of power chairs that provide improved mobility and allow people more independence. One of the main advantages is an increased turning radius.
Thanks to recent innovations, there are now multiple sets of wheels that allow for cornering in close quarters. There are also several speed options to allow you more versatility in your traveling. These new and improved units are sure to be just the first step in revolutionizing power chair and wheelchair technology for future generations.
2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Author: ElectricWheelchair
This summer the city of Spokane, WA hosted the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Athletes from around the country gathered for a weeklong competition in a variety of sports. It is amazing to see how these people overcome their disability and thrive in athletic contests.
There are a variety of events at the annual competition, including bowling, ping pong and archery. Many competitors also took part in more strenuous activities like basketball, soccer and weightlifting. In my opinion, the most impressive spectacle was the heated swimming races.
As I was growing up I loved watching game shows with my Grandma. Whenever I would stay home from school sick we would watch the daytime classics like Press Your Luck and Pyramid. My favorite, however, was always the long-running Price is Right with Bob Barker.
There are many iconic staples from the show, such as Barker’s Beauties and the culminating Show Case Showdowns. One thing that anyone who watches the show will notice is the target market in the advertisements. The commercial breaks are filled with plugs for Sea-Bond and government subsidized power chairs, which always made me feel a little out of place being five-years-old.
When my grandma, Yia Yia as we called her due to her Greek heritage, became ill it changed everyone’s lives in our family. She became immobile and fragile almost over night due to what the doctors told us was Alzheimer’s disease. A mournful realization we all underwent that day, we made a pact to provide her with the best care and the best tools to keep her active longer. After a few hours of detailed research, we were able to make a list of things we could buy her to prolong her mental awareness and safety.
Already at the fragile age of 72, grandma had trouble walking because her feet had become so swollen. One of the items at the top of our list was an electric wheelchair. Comfy and compact in design, it became a lifesaver when we would run errands. It also ended up saving everyone a little bit of energy at the end of the day because no one had to push her. It became a tool of comfort to her, like a child’s blanket it was there to protect her.
While many people think they understand the challenges of being disabled, the experience is very different when you actually live it. Someone who is on crutches or in a wheelchair for the first time quickly realizes that communities and buildings are planned and constructed under the assumption that most people are physically able to navigate them. For every door that opens automatically or with the push of a button, there are 10 more that do not. A person who needs assistance with basic tasks because of a disability can feel helpless and embarrassed.
Some challenges that confront people with disabilities, especially those who use manual wheelchairs, are nearly invisible to able people, like how difficult it can be to navigate up a steep ramp while powering the wheels by hand. For this reason, electric wheelchairs are not just luxuries; they’re necessary for some people to live fulfilled lives that are not ruled by their disabilities. If you’re a caregiver or friend of someone who has a disability, take a moment to understand what it would feel like to be immobile or dependant on someone or something else to get around. This will help you be a more patient, thoughtful caregiver, and it will also empower you to advocate for your friend to have the proper tools needed to offset his or her disability.
Whether disabled from an injury, surgery, or a medical condition, it’s important for disabled people to have the means to get around. Having to sit in one location and be immobile can be a painful experience, but mobility for a disabled person isn’t all that difficult. With the invention of electric wheelchairs and scooters, the extent of a disability is no longer of consequence. With just their hands, disabled people can get around through the same means as those walking on their own two legs. In addition, most, if not all metropolitan locations have provided accommodations for disabled people including ramps and elevators. Electric wheelchairs and scooters are designed to navigate through tight spaces.
Many insurance policies will cover an electric wheelchair or scooter under their plan, so there’s no reason not to take charge and become mobile. Don’t bother hobbling around with crutches and canes, become mobile and independent today!
Common microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi (mold, mildew) are found all around use and can cause a wide range of problems for almost any product. The AEGIS Microbe Shield controls these problems by providing odor protection in wheelchair upholstery, reduced bio-loading, and stain and deterioration control in linens and medical garments. All of these benefits come from the unique properties provided by the AEGIS Microbe Shield technology.
- Protection against microbial growth without leaching onto the skin or crossing the skin barrier
- Controls or eliminates objectionable odors, unsightly stains, and product deterioration
- Ideal surface for prolonged sitting
Effective against a wide range of microorganisms from bacteria to fungal contamination like mold, mildew, algae and yeast; which helps to reduce the breakdown of skin.