Have You Ever Noticed the Backrest on Your Wheelchair?

Is the wheelchair back important?

The wheelchair backrest is an integral part of the wheelchair. The "original" wheelchair backrest that usually comes with the wheelchair is a common cloth-padded soft backrest. It can be concluded that the wheelchair backrest is important and plays a supporting and stabilizing role as a conventional basis.

Is the choice of wheelchair backrest worthy of attention?

This undoubtedly varies from person to person. The basic wheelchair backrest meets basic needs, but it is difficult to meet higher needs such as stabilizing the body, correcting posture, and dispersing pressure. Just like choosing a suitable mobile phone, some people only need basic functions such as regular phone calls and text messages, while others need more advanced and diverse functions. Paying attention to the choice of wheelchair backrest also attaches importance to the wheelchair user's experience. Choosing a suitable wheelchair backrest can give wheelchair users a better and more comfortable experience.

How to choose a wheelchair backrest?

If necessary and conditions permit, it is recommended to use a suitable hard wheelchair backrest. When the user sits in a wheelchair, the backrest can stabilize the posterior superior iliac spine, and the seat cushion plays a role in stabilizing the ischial tuberosity. It can be simply understood as providing key support and stability to the trunk, allowing it to be used with a seat cushion to help stabilize the stability and movement of the pelvis.

Advantages of rigid wheelchair backrests

The angle of the hard wheelchair backrest can generally be adjusted to a suitable and comfortable state according to the individual's body shape. It can more effectively improve the stability of the trunk to optimize the lowering position of the sitting posture, which has an improvement effect on wheelchair users who need to correct their sitting posture. Hard backrests generally include support hard boards, correction hard boards, dust boots, etc., which are designed to fit as closely as possible to the human body contact area, thereby dispersing pressure and reducing the risk of pressure injuries.

 A wheelchair backrest is necessary, but a hard wheelchair backrest is not required by every wheelchair user. If it is a long-term, full-time wheelchair user - that is, a user who must use a wheelchair except for time in bed and relies on a wheelchair to assist mobility, it is recommended to match it with a suitable wheelchair backrest to achieve a more comfortable experience.