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Wheelchairs
Available in manually-powered and electrically-powered variants, wheelchairs are movable chairs mounted on four wheels. They are designed to help people who have walking problems due to disability, injury and physical or physiological illnesses.
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Does Medicaid cover motorized wheelchairs?
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Yes, Medicaid is a payment option in many areas, but availability varies by state.
What are the problems with living in a wheelchair?
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Most cities are not projected or designed to cater for wheel chair users or people with disability. Some common complain are lack off dropped curb, in shopping malls or residential buildings do not have a ramp to aces common area witch makes them hard to move around.
Where can you sell your used electric wheelchair?
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One can sell manual wheelchairs online at Amazon and eBay. Local online listings such as Kijiji and Craigslist can also be used to sell the wheelchairs.
What sports can people in WheelChairs play?
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Wheelchair sports include basketball, snowskiing, trapshooting, tennis, racing, and softball. Click on the links below under the 'Related Links' heading to see pictures of wheelchair athletes in competition and learn more about wheelchair sports.
How do electrical wheelchairs work?
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The invention of the electric wheelchair is one of the best inventions in recent times. George Klein is a legend because of the invention. It gives power to people who do not have the ability to walk, giving them the mobility that would have been impossible in other eras. There are three different basic types of electric wheelchair. Here are some of the differences between them.
The first type are front wheel powered wheelchairs. These do not offer as much power as the reach wheel driven electric wheelchair, but they are good for moving around indoors. They have a greater deal of flexibility than the rear wheel option.
Rear wheel driven electric wheelchairs, on the other hand, are faster than their front wheel driven counterparts. They don’t offer the turning ability of front wheel powered wheelchairs, but their increased power makes them ideal for use in the outdoors.
The third option is the mid wheel powered electric wheelchair. This option is somewhat unsteady, and isn’t good for use on uneven surfaces. Nevertheless, it offers some compromise between the benefits of front and rear wheel drive wheelchairs.
In addition to these three types, electric wheelchairs are driven in one of two ways. They may be belt driven, or gear driven. Belt driven wheelchairs are very easy to use and do not produce a great deal of noise, but they require quite a bit of maintenance in order to function properly. Gear driven wheelchairs do not require as much maintenance, but they are quite a bit louder than the belt driven options are.
It is not only the disabled who experience benefits from the existence of the electric wheelchair. People who are in a state of severe illness and are not capable of moving around on their own can also benefit from this invention. The same is true for people who have gone through a major surgery that temporarily incapacitates them. It can even prove beneficial to people who have a heart disease and need to avoid straining themselves.
The electric wheelchair is driven by an electric motor that is powered by batteries. In most cases, the chair is driven and steered through the use of a joystick.
What The diameter needed for wheelchair turnaround is?
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54" for a standard wheelchair. Wheelchairs will turn in their own wheelbase, but must have room for foot plates and push handles. Electric wheel chairs range mostly from 48" to 72", but there is no actual standard size.
How many calories are burned pushing a wheelchair?
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There are alot of factors there. 1 - Weight of the chair plus the person in it 2 - Type and size of the wheels 3 - Surface the person is on 4 - The bearing in the wheels
Where can used wheelchair vans be purchased?
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Used wheel chair vans can be bought online at various sites. Use the the following links to find them: www.mobilityvansales.com/ , www.aavans.com/Vehicles/UsedWheelchairVans.aspx, www.mobilityworks.com/, www.wheelchair-getaways.com/wheelchair-vans-for-sale.htm
How did steven hawking end up in a wheelchair?
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He was competing in a horseback riding event involving jumping the horse over obstacles. He was thrown when the horse clipped a fence. He suffered permanent spinal damage as a result leaving him a quadriplegic.
How do you rent a wheelchair?
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Look in the phone book under medical supply houses. They rent wheelchairs and all sorts of other medical related equipment. Your doctor or clinic can recommend one as well.
Is it safe to purchase a used wheelchair?
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The pros of buying a used wheelchair is the discounted price you can get from the wheelchair since wheelchairs can be quite costly, however, buying a used wheelchair can also have its cons such as being outdated or if the wheelchair was already used in an accident.
How much do you tip someone who helps with wheelchair at airports?
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Close to the holidays, ten bucks is a good amount. Otherwise five would be enough. If the gate is very far away, go another five dollars.
How long is the time for holding a wheelie in a wheelchair?
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The current Guinness World Record for "Longest Wheelie in a wheelchair" is 10.016 miles and was achieved by Michael Miller in Hortonville, Wisconsin on August 8th, 2009.
How does the power wheelchair work?
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A power chair works through a battery-operated drive motor and a sophisticated computer-like interface that controls its stops and starts, speed, and direction. Simply put, batteries and not arms power an electric wheelchair.
What are the requirements of a wheel chair accessible ramp?
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Wheel chair ramps can be made of a number of different materials, depending on whether they are meant to be temporary or permanent installments. In the case of temporary wheel chair access, it is common to use cheap materials like wood. If the ramp is meant to be permanent, metals or concrete are used in most cases.
Where could one purchase a folding wheelchair?
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You can buy manual wheelchairs for $99 at the country's largest internet retailer the Wheelchair Superstore sponsored by SpinLife - Experts in Motion. You will receive the chair fully assembled with free shipping and no sales tax.
Where to buy electric wheelchairs from?
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You can generally buy electric wheelchairs from medical supply stores, such as All Time Medical. Most medical supply stores will sell a variety of items such wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and overbed tables.
When transferring a stroke patient should you put the wheelchair near his weak side?
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How often can you get a wheelchair with Medicaid?
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I have out grown my power wheelchair and I need a new one.
Identify two job positions which could be handled by a disabled person who uses a wheelchair?
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Maybe an office job, or a job in the hospitals or doctors or something working on the reception answering phones and doing the paperwork. Hope this helped X
Can people in wheelchairs have babies?
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I don't see how they can when they are disabled...so they can't have sex. lol
