What is the difference between a regular wheelchair and a custom wheelchair?

For many people who have limited mobility or physical discomfort and need to use wheelchairs for daily travel, they all have some questions before buying a wheelchair: "Are the wheelchairs configured on the market enough? When should I make a customized wheelchair? Is it necessary for ordinary people to customize wheelchairs?"

Market-configured standard wheelchairs

Market-configured standard wheelchairs will have a certain degree of "personalization". They are usually based on a prefabricated standard frame and improve the user's comfort by adjusting different parts. For example, the seat width, seat depth, rear wheel height, etc. can be adjusted within an appropriate range independently, but the overall "frame" is prefabricated and the adjustment range will be limited.

Customized wheelchairs

In some special conditions, when the configured (semi-customized) wheelchair cannot meet the requirements, it is necessary to customize it according to personal circumstances.

If you are a wheelchair user with special physical conditions such as paraplegia, high paraplegia, or a wheelchair athlete with special needs or who has high requirements and pursuits for comfort, you should consider getting a customized wheelchair.

A custom-made wheelchair is built completely according to the user's specific needs and body measurements. This type of wheelchair is a personalized solution to the user's needs. This will be more comfortable for the user and more in line with the user's usage scenarios. For ordinary people, the standard configuration wheelchairs on the market can meet the basic needs of most people. If there is no special physical condition or use needs, there is no need to customize the wheelchair.

Before purchasing, users can weigh and consider the two options of customization and configuration, and make a choice based on their own needs and economic situation to minimize the negative impact of using an inappropriate wheelchair.