How to buy a wheelchair. Standard allowance
Many of you have come across the question of how a wheelchair is useful for a person with special needs or the question: how to buy a wheelchair without leaving home?
Or social services have already provided it, but gave out not what is needed - a bulky, heavy, and therefore unmanageable or completely inconvenient wheelchair or wheelchair for the complexion of a particular person.
I urgently need a wheelchair, how to buy it? Do not search for information and waste time, but read this article right away - the experts from Medsklad have taken care of you and are ready to help with practical advice and facilitate the right choice and get a definition of what a wheelchair is. Price, cost, how to buy a wheelchair - we will sort out all these questions for you.
On our site "Medsklad" you can buy a wheelchair or a wheelchair from the range in the widest price segment, there are, if necessary, inexpensive and at the same time very high-quality models.
The modern rehabilitation market is crowded, which is good, but you won’t be able to buy a wheelchair or related products, which are also offered on the Medsklad website, without the help of a specialist.
How to choose and buy a wheelchair?
On the Medsklad website, wheelchairs are presented in a variety of options. But the first thing you should do before buying a wheelchair is to get a consultation from your doctor or a specialized specialist, as well as take some measurements.
How to take measurements correctly, what other parameters does a wheelchair require before buying it?
The main measurements are made in these positions: seat width, overall width, backrest height and seat depth. Remember, a wheelchair is not just a chair with wheels, but a device on which a person close to you will spend a lot of time. Therefore, before buying a wheelchair - approach this issue carefully.
Our experts offer a simple technique for taking measurements - along the legs of a patient sitting on a sofa, you need to put two books that will act as "sides" that the future wheelchair will have, and measure the resulting distance with a centimeter tape or ruler. Important! Measure in a straight line. You also need to consider whether a person will wear winter clothes when operating the wheelchair you need, in this case you need to make a few centimeters of “reserve”, but no more. It is also necessary to inform the specialists of our site "Medsklad" the weight of the patient.
If it is necessary to replace a comfortable existing wheelchair with a newer device, it is necessary to measure the wheelchair itself - the required distance is taken from the outer edge of its crosspiece to the opposite outer edge.
It is very important to decide what size wheelchairs should have, here are approximate parameters correlated with the size of the patient's clothing:
If the patient's clothing size is up to 48, then the width of the wheelchair seat is needed 38 or 40 cm, size up to 52 - width 42 cm
size 54-56 - width 43 cm
size 56-58 - width 46 cm
size up to 64 - width 50 cm.
On our site "Medsklad" you can buy a wheelchair or buy a wheelchair with a seat width of up to 66 cm, it is also known that high-quality and properly selected rehabilitation devices, if necessary, can withstand up to 300 kilograms of weight.
A well-fitting wheelchair will make it possible to distribute the load of the patient on the seat, while at the same time avoiding the pressure of the armrests on the patient's hips. Ideally, two fingers on either side should fit between the hip and sidewall in a wheelchair. The seat should not be too narrow, which will limit the patient's mobility and increase pressure on the hips. Also, the seat should be deep enough to prevent pressure sores in the popliteal zone.
A wide seat is by no means an option, unnecessarily increasing the mobility of the torso of a person sitting in a wheelchair can lead to back problems. In addition, a rehabilitation device that is too spacious makes it difficult to overcome obstacles such as doors to bathrooms, to a balcony, to an elevator.
The choice of an imported or domestic manufacturer of wheelchairs is up to you, but we still want to emphasize that a stroller from a foreign manufacturer is most often more practical, thought out and technologically more advanced, while the difference in price between analogues from different countries is not significant. If you are interested in a used wheelchair, then most likely all of these will be strollers from Germany and the USA, these are goods for the domestic market of these countries, so they will not be new. Consider these points before buying a stroller.
What warranty does the wheelchair you want to buy from us have?
Any wheelchair, without exception, is made of light but durable materials that are safe for health, its design provides for operation on uneven roads if it is a wheelchair with pneumatic wheels and transfer up stairs if it is foldable, the Medsklad website presents products only from licensed manufacturers with everything a package of certificates with a warranty period of one to five years.
For a comfortable purchase, we are ready to provide you with free shipping and send you without prepayment, which will be an iron argument in buying a wheelchair in our rehabilitation goods store.
We emphasize that almost all wheelchairs are supplied with cast wheels, which are made of solid hard rubber and are not afraid of punctures, at the same time, they are not inferior to pneumatic ones in terms of comfort and softness.
What are the types of wheelchairs?
Now we want to tell you about the types of wheelchairs so that you make the right choice for yourself before buying a product for you or your loved one that should make life easier.
First you need to decide on the functional "duties" of this means of rehabilitation. A lever wheelchair, for example, is designed for driving down the street for long distances, or you may need a standard wheelchair for comfortable passage through doorways and small spaces.
The wheelchair is classified into two types:
- wheelchair or chair;
- Wheelchair.
Wheelchairs are for people who are unable to move independently. The wheelchair is equipped with large wheels and allows a person to drive independently.
At the request of the patient and his physical capabilities, the wheelchair can be mechanical, which is driven by the force of the hands on the rear drive wheels for special rims that are hung on the wheels.
An electric wheelchair is a comfortable means of transportation indoors or outdoors on the road surface. In this case, the electric drive is a motor controlled from the remote control. Such a wheelchair has batteries of various capacities, which determine the distance that can be traveled on a single charge. Almost all models of wheelchairs of this type allow you to move the controller to any hand. Batteries can be easily bought at any electrical store in your city.
A lever-operated wheelchair requires some physical effort, it is practically a road vehicle, equipped with pneumatic tires for cushioning over bumps.
If the state of health allows, people with special needs can purchase an active wheelchair, which makes it possible to move quickly and maneuverably, overcome obstacles, and play sports.
For the production of “activities”, the manufacturer takes special materials that are used in the production of sports equipment for extreme sports, and then honestly shares this increased load with its Paralympic owner.
We draw your attention to the multifunctional wheelchair, which, if necessary, transforms into any position, from folded to fully recumbent. If you need full support for the patient's body, then you can choose a chair with a back that allows you to lean back or recommend a back with sectional height regulation. It can be changed as the capabilities of individual segments of the patient's body are restored. A functional wheelchair is a very convenient and cost-effective solution for many patients.
Children's wheelchairs, presented on our website "Medsklad" in a large assortment, require special attention. The manufacturer focuses on the special convenience of the device, which you can order from us, taking into account all individual needs. A children's wheelchair is much smaller than an adult wheelchair, lighter, but no less durable.
A toilet wheelchair can be used as a shower or toilet wheelchair. The materials of manufacture are strong, ergonomic, wash and dry well.
In wheelchairs, there are such features as the presence of footrests, a system against tilting back, the ability to fold the device, the ability to tilt the back, the headrest, the ability to remove the armrests, which facilitates the landing of a person.
Now a few words in more detail about these advantages and features.
Removable or folding armrests make it possible to quickly transplant a person with special needs. A stroller with fixed armrests is usually the cheapest option.
A functional wheelchair can combine all these features.
The warranty is provided for any product purchased in our online store. Also, for any product, there is an exchange-return first 14 days.
What kind of loyalty and discount system does our Medsklad website offer?
For all questions and for individual advice, please contact our specialists at the Medsklad website. Here you can choose and buy a wheelchair. All buyers receive a guaranteed 5% discount on the selected device.
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