As a means of transportation, wheelchairs are mainly used for people with reduced mobility and loss of mobility, such as paraplegia, hemiplegia, amputation, fractures, lower limb paralysis, severe lower limb arthritis and other limb dysfunction. Physical failure caused by severe diseases, dementia, cerebrovascular disease, The elderly, frail and other people with difficulty in moving independently are at risk due to severe Parkinson’s disease and other central nervous system diseases.
Manual wheelchairs are divided into self-propelled wheelchairs and others-pushed wheelchairs according to different operators.
Self-propelled wheelchairs are propelled by the user themselves and are characterized by a driving hand ring and a larger rear wheel. The wheelchair pushed by others is pushed by the caregiver and is characterized by a push handle, no driving hand ring, and a smaller rear wheel diameter.
Manual wheelchairs are divided into different driving modes: front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, unilateral drive and swing-bar drive wheelchairs, among which rear-wheel drive wheelchairs are commonly used.
Do you know who manual wheelchairs are suitable for?
What types of rear wheel drive wheelchairs are there?
Commonly used rear-wheel drive wheelchairs include: ordinary wheelchairs, functional wheelchairs, high-back wheelchairs and sports wheelchairs.
What are the characteristics of ordinary wheelchairs?
The main feature of ordinary wheelchairs is that the armrests, footrests, and backrests are all fixed. Its overall structure is foldable and made of steel or aluminum alloy; the seats are divided into hard seats and soft seats. It is suitable for disabled people and the elderly who have no special needs and have the ability to shift and move.
What are the characteristics of functional wheelchairs?
The main feature of functional wheelchairs is that the structure can be adjusted. For example, the height of the armrests, the angle of the backrest, and the position of the footrests can be adjusted, and additional devices such as headrests and safety belts can be added to meet the different needs of users.
The armrests of wheelchairs are slanted or trapezoidal to facilitate the user’s access to the workbench or dining table.
The armrests of the wheelchair can be lifted upward or removed to facilitate the user’s sideways movement from the wheelchair to the bed.
The footrests of the wheelchair can be unscrewed or removed to facilitate the user to move closer to the bed.
The push handle of the wheelchair is equipped with a braking device for the caregiver to brake when encountering slopes or obstacles.
Wheelchairs are equipped with leg rests to support the legs of patients with fractures.
The driving hand ring of the wheelchair has various metal protrusions to increase friction and is used for people with low grip strength to drive the wheelchair.
The footrest of the wheelchair is equipped with heel loops and toe loops to prevent foot numbness and heel slippage caused by knee flexor muscle spasm; and is equipped with an ankle fixation to prevent ankle detachment caused by ankle spasm.
Post time: Nov-17-2023