Wheelchairs are used by hundreds of thousands in the UK for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, fracture, amputation, spinal cord injury, old age, obesity and many other reasons.
There are many variations of the manual wheelchair but they all have many features in common that make them instantly recognisable from regular [...]
Wheelchairs mean so much to those with limited mobility. Thanks to wheelchairs those with limited movement can become more mobile and regain their independence. There are two main kind of wheelchairs and these are the manual wheelchair and the electric wheelchair.
Manual WheelchairThe manual wheelchair has been in use for decades and has gone through many [...]
To walk or not to walk
that is the question
I was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis in 2000.
I have been getting progressively weaker and have adapted my lifestyle to suit these changes. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that my strong healthy body would suddenly start deteriorating at such a rapid rate. [...]
Wheelchairs provide freedom for thousands, but they can also present challenges to the very freedoms they offer. You don’t have to be a ’stuck at home’ statistic. Discover 5 secrets to gaining your freedom and mobility away from home without awkward and difficult manual transfers from your wheelchair to your car. Realize for yourself the [...]