How to Choose a Wheelchair

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Buy this chair if you want easy access to shops and very easy steering.

   People with breathing difficulties, high blood pressure, etc. may also have trouble. , Maneuvering on thick carpets, for example, will be slower than on tile or linoleum.
   
   Going uphill can be exhausting, but going downhill is more dangerous. , Also, your hands are vulnerable to injury from the wheels.
   
   Plan to wear fingerless gloves while moving about in this chair, and to keep your fingernails short. , You will be able to move about more naturally than in a powered chair.
   
   Even better, you will maintain and perhaps develop your overall strength and balance.
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   Step 2: Notice that you can fit one inside your car

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   Step 3: giving you total mobility!

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   Step 4: This is also an independent wheelchair that you can use alone

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   Step 5: without help.

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   Step 6: Realize that this wheelchair is not for people with limited upper body strength because it is very hard work for your arms.

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   Step 7: Terrain will be a major concern while using this chair

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   Step 8: so take your usual environment into consideration.

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   Step 9: If the wheels get wet or dirty

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    Step 10: your hands will get dirty as well.

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    Step 11: Despite all these cautions

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    Step 12: if you are in relatively good physical condition north of the knees

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    Step 13: this is quite probably the chair you want.

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