How to Increase Your Independence With an Electric Wheelchair?

Answer 1

If you are like many people, you may be realizing that getting around is becoming more difficult. You may be passing up opportunities to be with friends or family, but you also don’t want to worry them, so you make excuses to stay home. This may not be what you would choose, if your mobility were not such a problem.

People who are having this difficulty may not realize how much more freedom and fun they could be having, if they would consider getting an electric wheelchair. Common responses from people are, I’m not ready for that, or, I can still walk - why would I do that? This response is totally understandable. However, getting an electric wheelchair is not surrendering to incapacitation, rather, it is choosing to reclaim your life and your activities. It is choosing to be with the people you love, doing the things you are accustomed to doing. It is choosing independence, and freedom from cabin fever.

Electric wheelchairs can take you down the block, down to the beach or park, or to the shopping center. They can enable you to go visit your nearby friends, or to have lunch out at your favorite restaurant. Shopping is a breeze in a power chair, as they can be ordered with accessories, such as baskets, to hold your items. For people on oxygen, an electric wheelchair is ideal. You can request your electric wheelchair customized to sport a portable oxygen tank holder, so you won’t feel tethered at home.

Electric wheelchairs plug into the wall for recharging. They can go up to 40 miles on each charge. The chair has indicator lights, showing you how much charge is left in the battery, so there are no surprises. Most people just leave them plugged in, when not in use.

Learning to use an electric wheelchair is pretty simple. Practicing in your driveway or a safe paved area is recommended. In no time, you will have complete confidence in using your electric wheelchair in the house or outside.

With a prescription from your doctor, Medicare and your secondary insurance should cover the cost, or, you may opt to rent one.