| If you are at a point in your life that you need to | | | | wheelchairs can often be made very light, and weigh |
| choose what type of wheelchair you will be using | | | | as little as twelve pounds. And this makes them very |
| there are a few things you will need to take into | | | | maneuverable and a lot easier to transport. On the |
| consideration. You will have a wide choice of | | | | other hand this makes that they are not so durable |
| wheelchairs to choose from and even a motorized | | | | and should be something you take in to consideration. |
| wheel chair scooter is an option. | | | | What has a motorized wheel chair to offer. |
| A few things to consider | | | | They come with three or four wheels and the seat |
| A few questions come to mind when we need to | | | | often is higher then a manual wheel chair. A lot of |
| think about what type of wheelchair we are going to | | | | motorized wheelchair scooters have a basket in the |
| choose. One of the first things you will have to do is to | | | | front so you can carry some items in an easy way. |
| see if the strength that you still have. Is your upper | | | | They can't, however, be places in a van in such a way |
| body strong enough to move about in a manual wheel | | | | that you can drive it. |
| chair or would it be better to go for a motorized chair. | | | | Another big plus of this type of wheel chair is that |
| Maybe it's not something you should decide by | | | | most can carry person of two hundred fifty pounds, |
| yourself and have a talk with your doctor and/or | | | | there are even a few models that can go as high as |
| physical therapist so they can giver their advice | | | | five hundred pounds and you can imagine that these |
| concerning the right type of wheel chair. Other things | | | | are heavy duty and very durable. |
| that the professionals will probably think about are how | | | | If you choose this type of chair you can be certain it |
| the brakes on the different types of chairs will work | | | | will help you in your daily live. Some models can even |
| and how they are placed. They will also think about | | | | be taken apart so they can be transported in an easy |
| how much assistance you may need every day and | | | | way. You can also get a special van lift that will help |
| how this affects the type of chair you choose. | | | | with loading an unloading of the heavy wheelchair |
| A wheelchair, both the manual and motorized versions, | | | | scooter. |
| will have more then one type of seat and cushion, not | | | | Figuring out which type of wheel chair to choose is |
| only so the person sitting in it is comfortable but also to | | | | something that you should do in your own time and |
| prevent sores from developing because you are | | | | very carefully. Take some of the models for a test |
| constantly sitting down. You should always make sure | | | | drive and talk with some other people about their |
| that the seat works for you. | | | | experiences with some of the types. |
| In contrast to the the motorized version a manual | | | | |