Ha! Though this time I was in fact out of the chair and using it as a walker - long uphill stretch. And he still jumped sideways.
Anyway, while I have you on the subject of chairs...
My friends were asking about power-assisted chairs at lunch today. Bit of essential background: They're both in their early 60s, she's a part-time chair user of long standing (polio, wears a caliper, walks with sticks). The chairs they've had have been manual self-propelled, folding, same kind of thing I'm stuck with at the moment. But when she uses it she doesn't do much in the way of pushing, he's always done it for her. I'm not sure whether she actually has the strength to push herself effectively. They're now at a point where they can't necessarily rely on him being able to push, so were asking about power-assisted options, mostly trying to figure out how stuff works rather than looking for specific recommendations at this stage
I mentioned the eMotions, and the RGK version with a separate push-rim, plus that there are the clamp-on auxiliary setups. Anything you can think I'm missing? He was suggesting he'd prefer something he could control, she wasn't quite as convinced. I didn't think to warn them about the weight, so I definitely need to send them a follow-up, probably with a few links.
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Date: 2016-03-06 12:28 am (UTC)Anyway, while I have you on the subject of chairs...
My friends were asking about power-assisted chairs at lunch today. Bit of essential background: They're both in their early 60s, she's a part-time chair user of long standing (polio, wears a caliper, walks with sticks). The chairs they've had have been manual self-propelled, folding, same kind of thing I'm stuck with at the moment. But when she uses it she doesn't do much in the way of pushing, he's always done it for her. I'm not sure whether she actually has the strength to push herself effectively. They're now at a point where they can't necessarily rely on him being able to push, so were asking about power-assisted options, mostly trying to figure out how stuff works rather than looking for specific recommendations at this stage
I mentioned the eMotions, and the RGK version with a separate push-rim, plus that there are the clamp-on auxiliary setups. Anything you can think I'm missing? He was suggesting he'd prefer something he could control, she wasn't quite as convinced. I didn't think to warn them about the weight, so I definitely need to send them a follow-up, probably with a few links.