Power Mobility Chair – When Mobility Is Your Problem
If you were thinking that power mobility chairs are nothing but some kind of hot seat that would help you do all sorts of things, you are mistaken. Nor are these multi-featured battery-operated moving chairs that were created for James Bond – that fascinating 007 British agent. These chairs are powered by rechargeable batteries and are designed for people who cannot move freely otherwise and thus they actually resemble motorized scooters. The predicament may arise out of severe injury, after effects of complex surgeries or simply old age. A paralyzed person (from the waist parts), those with congenital mobility problems and defects can also regain their power of moving freely with the help of this chair.
Comparing Scooters That Are Motorised And Power Chairs
Compared to power chairs, the motorized scooters are cheaper, and can be found more easily at the health care agencies. The scooters are however, quite heavy and this makes it difficult to move them from car trunks. In contrast, the chairs can be moved about and maneuvered with greater ease. And often, it does not look like an aid for those who are physically challenged or aged. It serves as the perfect device for lending mobility to an old person, and sports a trendy and sophisticated appearance as well.
The power chair basically is a wheelchair and there is an electrically operated motor attached to it. The chair can be adjusted by a lever that looks like a joystick, and this allows the chair to move (either left or right), and turn on its axis as well. This is considered to be a great advantage as compared to the motorized scooter that has a handle for doing all this, but one needs the use of legs to provide support to gain access to the handlebar. For a person who us suffering from paralysis from the waist, this is an almost impossible task. Also, since most of the controls are hand operated and are within easy reach, controlling the movement of the chair is an absolute breeze.
Customized chairs are generally used by all those who are seriously challenged regarding mobility factors. Like robotic appliances, these can be operated by the movement of the fingers, eyes, nose or even lips (voice commands).
Analyzing the factors contributing to the high demands for Power chairs.
A physically challenged person or an old individual generally finds power chair highly convenient because:
• The chairs are light and can be easily put up in the trunk of cars and removed from there as well.
• All controls are hand operated through a joystick-looking soft-touch lever.
• It is one device that is noiseless and of course it is mobile.
• Reliability and dependability of the chair batteries.
• Comfortable seating arrangement.
• Can be used on reasonably uneven terrain.
The power mobility chairs is a superb device for all those people who face serious problems in moving freely.
