A manual wheelchair eventually becomes a part of your body. People often don’t realize how hard it is to find a wheelchair that correctly adapts to their personal routines and everyday life style.
Getting a new wheelchair can come with many challenges. When you first unpack your wheelchair, it looks grey, metallic, and colorless. The problem sticks for those who may want to add some color and personality to their manual wheelchairs. Second of all, Carrying your personal belongings on your lap while pushing may sometimes be hard and painful. While using a backpack would for the most part solve this problem, regular ones may hang weird and be uncomfortable to carry. Furthermore, using the manual wheelchair and constantly pushing it with your hands against the metal pushrim can give you blisters and calluses all over your hands. The pushrims can become ice cold and hard for people to push during the winter. During rainy seasons, it can get annoying to push with all the slippage from the wetness.
While these challenges may seem overwhelming, they can all be addressed with the right solutions. For example, RehaDesign offers colorful Seksi Spokes for users to add a bit of color and personality to their manual wheelchairs. They also offer a backpack attached to the back of the wheelchair for your personal belongings. Additionally, gloves like RehaDesign’s Gel-Palm and ultra grip half finger gloves can help prevent blisters and calluses and improve grip, drastically improving your safety and mobility. Finally, pushrim covers improve pushing in extremely cold and rainy conditions as they provide grip and warmth.
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