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All About Wheelchairs
Evolution, classification, features, uses, accessories etc. all information about wheelchairs on a single page.
Electric Wheelchair an Introduction
Electric wheelchairs, often called as power chairs or motorized wheelchairs, which can be utilized by disabled and senior citizens. These wheel chairs do not require any human assistance for mobility since they are operated by battery. The most obvious advantage of an electric wheelchair is that it is user friendly and convenient and very useful for those unable to use a manual wheelchair or those who may want to use a wheelchair for travelling longer distances, and in such a case, using a manual wheelchair is very difficult. These wheelchairs are not only used by the people with impairments, but also by those having cardiovascular and asthma based conditions.
Electric wheelchairs are not only useful for persons with disabilities, it has broader user base.
It includes Elderly people struggling with day to day mobility issues like knee pain etc., health establishments, rehabilitation centers, community health care workers & community based rehabilitation (CBR) workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, prosthetists (Artificial body parts), orthotists (use of artificial devices-splint & braces), and wheelchair users (Disabled personnel, Injured or diseased person, Cardiovascular disease person etc.)
