How to choose the suit wheelchair for you

For patients with paraplegia, amputation, and fractures in earthquake victims, wheelchairs are an important tool to help you improve your self-care ability, take up jobs, and return to society in different time periods. The first two days I happened to go through a rehabilitation store and went in and asked. There are more than 40 different sizes and models of wheelchairs sold in the store. How to choose a suitable wheelchair for yourself?

Wheelchairs include ordinary wheelchairs, single-sided wheelchairs, standing wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, reclining wheelchairs, racing wheelchairs, and specialized amputation wheelchairs (large wheel positions are rearward to maintain balance). The ordinary wheelchair is also divided into a large front wheel for indoor use, a small solid tire for the rear wheel, and a wheelchair for outdoor use.

The choice of wheelchair should take into account the nature and extent of the disability, age, general function, and location. If the casualty can't manipulate the wheelchair himself, you can use a simple wheelchair and be helped by others. The injured person with normal upper limbs, the following limb amputation wounded, low paraplegic wounded, etc., can choose a pneumatic tire wheelchair with a hand wheel in an ordinary wheelchair. If the upper limb is strong, but the finger is paralyzed, you can choose a wheelchair with a grip on the hand wheel.

Seat width: the width of the buttocks, 2.5-5 cm on each side.

Seat length: After sitting back, the back of the knee joint is 5 to 7.5 cm away from the front edge of the seat.

Backrest height: The upper edge of the backrest is approximately at the level of 10 cm below the armpit.

If the backrest is too low, the shoulder blade is above the back of the chair, and the body leans back, making it easy to fall backwards. If the backrest is too high, the upper limbs are restricted and the head is forced to lean forward to form a bad posture.

The feet are too high and the pressure is concentrated on the buttocks.

The foot plate is too low, and the foot cannot be placed flat on the foot plate, causing the foot to stand.

Foot height: The foot plate is 5 cm from the ground. If it is a foot plate that can be adjusted up and down, it can be adjusted to the wounded person to sit up, so that the 4 cm of the distal end of the thigh is slightly raised, and does not touch the height of the seat cushion.

The armrest is too low, causing scoliosis.

The armrests are too high, causing shrugs and limiting shoulder movements.

Height of the armrest: The elbow flexes 90 degrees, the height of the armrest is the distance from the seat to the elbow, plus 2.5 cm.

For children who are not yet mature, it is especially important to choose an appropriate wheelchair. Inappropriate wheelchairs can affect the normal development of your child's future posture.

The seat is too deep to cause a hunchback.

The seat is too wide and will also cause scoliosis.

The seat is too shallow, the hip pressure is too high, and the foot is not in the proper position.

The seat is too narrow, affecting breathing, it is not easy to change position in a wheelchair, it is not easy to sit in, and it is not easy to stand up. You can't wear thick clothes until winter.