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Types of Wheelchairs

Custom Wheelchairs

Among the advances in modern medical care which have gone the furthest to improve the quality of life for those who were previously bedridden are the custom wheelchairs. Custom wheel chairs are designed on an individual basis, to address physical infirmities, enhance the physical capabilities, and suit the style and personal tastes of their users. Custom wheelchairs have made wheelchairs cool.

Custom wheelchairs are to standard wheel chairs what luxury ocean liners are to river barges. They offer much more than mere transport;

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Lightweight Wheelchairs

Lightweight wheelchairs have frames made of lighter materials such as aluminum, titanium, or chrome. Originally developed for racing and wheelchair sports, these chairs have become increasingly popular as daily use chairs. Many active wheelchair users prefer the sportier look of the lightweights compared with the more plain-looking everyday chair.

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Specialty Wheelchairs

The Traveler XD wheelchair from Graham-Field Home Products is designed for large people weighing as much as 400 pounds.

Due to  the diverse needs of wheelchair users, wheelchairs have been designed to accommodate many lifestyles and user needs.

  • For people who have difficulty walking but can use their legs, there are hemi chairs, which are lower to the floor than standard chairs, allowing the person to propel the chair using leg strength.
  • For people who have paralysis or upper extremity amputation on one side, there are chairs

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Child, Youth or Growing Wheelchairs

Children and teens need chairs that can accommodate their changing needs as they grow. In addition, it is important that wheelchairs for children or teens are adaptable to classroom environments and "friendly looking" to help the user fit more readily into social situations. Wheelchairs for children and youths usually offer a more streamlined appearance and/or brighter upholstery or frame colors.

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Standard/Everyday Wheelchairs

The Invacare MVP is a folding, standard/everyday chair

Standard/everyday chairs are the more traditional wheelchair styles featuring a folding crossbrace frame, often made of steel, with swing-away and/or elevating footrests, fixed or detachable armrests, a mid- to high-level back, and push handles to allow a caregiver or other non-occupant to propel the chair.

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