Specific Mobility Needs Met With Variety of Manual Wheelchairs

Manual wheelchairs come in so many different varieties that you should be able to find a wheelchair which perfectly matches your situation and preference.

Whatever the cause of your mobility problem, there are wheelchairs designed to allow you to move independently. A manual chair may not be right for you if your condition makes it difficult to exert yourself physically, making an electric wheelchair necessary. If you can push yourself, the casual exercise you’ll get using a manual wheelchair is good for you and after a little time it will come naturally.

Smaller wheelchairs for children, called pediatric chairs, can be built with an adjustable size making them useful for years as the child grows. These can come with a transport wheelchair design, with four small wheels, but can also be manual or electric, allowing the user to move independently.

Wheelchairs can be designed with reclining backs. This is useful not just for comfort, allowing a wheelchair user to adjust their angle, but can be a medical necessity. Full tilt wheelchairs lean back completely, allowing the legs of the user to be raised above their chest level to help with cardiovascular problems.

If you are a heavy wheelchair user but are still able to push yourself in a manual chair without using a motorized power wheelchair, you can use a heavy duty manual wheelchair. An average heavy duty model holds between 300 and 450 pounds, but you can get a wheelchair with a weight capacity of over 600 pounds.

High-performance, lightweight wheelchairs allow you to move quickly and easily. These chairs are constructed of lightweight hollow metal tubes in a rigid or folding design, with rigid wheelchairs being the lightest. The tubes are made of aluminum or titanium; the lightest and most durable chairs are made of titanium if you can afford it. If you want certain wheelchair accessories, lightweight wheelchairs can be fitted with matching lightweight accessories made of lightweight materials so you won’t be weighed down by your accessories.

A wheelchair user can also be an athlete or play recreational sports. Sport wheelchairs come in many forms. Handcycles can be purchased which allow you to travel comfortably on a regular basis, or you can get an aerodynamically designed racing cycle. You can play any court sport such as tennis or basketball in a court wheelchair, whose tilted wheel design allows you to turn on a dime. Most sports have a wheelchair which allows you to participate, including racing and skiing on snow or water. You can even fly in a machine designed to accommodate limited-mobility users. Wheelchairs made of plastic with air compartments or wheelchairs with balloon tires make it possible to move on the beach or in the water. Some sport wheelchairs also offer models designed for children to use.

For people who cannot walk but can use manual wheelchairs, the extensive variety of wheelchairs available allows you to meet both your medical and recreational needs.

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