Which is better, electric wheelchair or manual wheelchair?

Compared with manual wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is not necessarily which wheelchair is better. It mainly depends on which one is more suitable:

1. Advantages and disadvantages of manual wheelchairs

(1) Helps to exercise muscles, bones, nerve tissue, body coordination, cardiopulmonary function, etc.

(2) The use method of the manual wheelchair is flexible, and it can even pass steps and stairs under the condition of skilled use.

(3) The manual wheelchair has a simple structure, is light and easy to carry, does not need to be charged, and is even more lightweight when used.”

(4) The biggest disadvantage of a manual wheelchair is that it consumes more physical strength, and it is impossible to free your hands during the process of pushing the rim by hand, and it may cause overuse injuries to certain parts when used for a long time.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of electric wheelchairs

(1) Save energy.

(2) Some specially designed electric wheelchairs can safely and smoothly pass through stairs and steps (for example: crawler wheelchairs).

(3) The hands can be liberated to a certain extent during use.

(4) The biggest disadvantage of electric wheelchairs is that they are heavy, and the volume after folding is too large. The problem of charging and battery life is considered at the waist, and the price is relatively expensive.

3. When giving a manual wheelchair

If the patient's physical fitness is good, the upper limbs and trunk function are normal, the body coordination is good, the intelligence is normal, and there is no need to go out for a long time, and there is no need to use some special functions of the electric wheelchair, then there is no need to be equipped with an electric wheelchair.

4. Situations requiring electric wheelchairs

(1) When the patient's physical ability is limited, or there is dysfunction in the upper limbs and trunk.

(2) When the patient needs to walk for a long time.

(3) When it is necessary to use an electric wheelchair (specially designed) to realize special functions (such as: electric lifting function, automatic folding function, up and down stairs, etc.).

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