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A Caretaker’s Guide to Wheelchairs

There are many types of wheelchairs and walking aids, and you need to figure out the one you need. Not all wheelchairs serve the same purpose, and all types of wheelchairs are made for everyone. You need to figure out which wheelchair to use based on the user's medical condition. Also, there are many different options; the   walking aids   an elderly person uses is not the same as the one children can use. So, you need to look at the comfort and the long-lasting use of the wheelchair and decide for your users. Manual Wheelchair: Manual wheelchairs are wheelchairs with push-through wheels. It was majorly used back in the days, but it requires muscle power, which is either found in early elders or the elders with strong muscles, which is a very rare condition and also in some disabled young persons that are fit to move their wheelchair manually.  Users need to propel the chair forward, backward, or in whatever direction they want to move. They need to manually move the whe