Does the abundance of accessories and functions represent the high quality of the wheelchair?

Does the abundance of accessories and functions represent the high quality of the wheelchair?

Wheelchairs, as a means of transportation for most of the physical handicaps and some of the elderly in society, have emerged in various materials and multi-function forms with the development of economy and technology.

Multiple accessories and rich functions cannot determine whether a wheelchair is of high quality. Products made of different materials will show their own unique performance, and the difference between various materials has a great influence on the "weight" of a wheelchair.

What is the impact of wheelchair weight on users?

If the wheelchair is too heavy, it will directly affect the user's pushing speed. "It is difficult to push it slowly, and the arm will feel sore after pushing". These conditions directly affect the shoulder joints and arms of wheelchair users.

Research statistics show that the average number of times that users of autonomous manual wheelchair push the wheel is 2000~3000 times a day. The standard definition given by international organizations is: sports with more than 1500 repetitions are "harmful"!

It has also been pointed out that 50% of the people who have independently implemented wheelchairs for five years have suffered from rotator muscle laceration of the shoulder. If they have been using wheelchairs for 20 years, the proportion of injuries is as high as 70%! The occurrence of pain or injury is bound to affect the quality of life of individuals. Therefore, how to protect the health of shoulder joints is a topic of lifelong concern for every user.

Connection between wheelchair weight and wheelchair accessories

The weight of a wheelchair is a key link in judging whether a wheelchair is suitable, and the weight of a wheelchair has an inevitable positive relationship with wheelchair accessories - the more matched accessories, the heavier the wheelchair will be, although you choose a lightweight frame.

Therefore, when choosing a wheelchair, should you consider whether wheelchair accessories will be used? What is it to meet?

For example, for "wheelchair armrest", some users really need to use the armrest support due to their physical dysfunction, but some users also use the "armrest" accessories for "comfort". At this time, it is necessary to consider whether the "armrest" will bring positive use value to users.

You may ask, "Is it appropriate that there are no wheelchair accessories?"

Returning to the topic of "What is the purpose of wheelchair accessories to meet", such as "wheelchair cushion and back cushion", under the premise of long-term use of wheelchairs, adding cushion and back cushion is to help users maintain correct sitting posture and promote posture, reduce the pressure on the hip, back and wheelchair contact surface, then the use value of these accessories is positive for users.

Therefore, when considering adding wheelchair accessories, please remember to calculate the weight of the accessories to measure whether the weight of the added accessories brings positive value to users.