Getting About in Your Transport Wheelchair

Most transport wheelchairs are extremely light, which makes them easy to push and to fold down for storage in a motor vehicle. Transport wheelchairs are a lot less expensive than mobility chairs but they do not give someone who is immobile the same degree of independence as a mobility chair. Although there is a large price differential between these two types of chair, an electric chair will eventually pay for itself in terms of not having to pay a care worker to push the chair around.

Transport wheelchairs are generally used by people who do not have sufficient mobility to operate an electric chair. Those people who are fortunate enough to have the independence of an electric chair may still need a transport chair on occasion. If you have to attend regular hospital appointments and are some distance away from the hospital then a transport wheelchair is ideal because it will fold down and go in the trunk of a car. Some health professionals prefer transport chairs, especially if a patient is travelling to an appointment by ambulance because the chair can just be wheeled into the vehicle and wheeled out again at the destination.

Some transport chairs are better than others, if a chair is heavy and bulky it is hard to push and difficult to lift into the trunk of a car. Nowadays however, there are lightweight models on the market that are almost as durable as the older, heavier model. The Drive Pollywog chair incorporates standard wheelchair design with that of the more portable models. The Pollywog weighs twenty percent less than most transport chairs, it features large back wheels that can be removed at the touch of a button and replaced by smaller wheels. The arm rests on the Pollywog are also designed to be removed, which makes getting the immobile person in and out of the chair a lot easier. The Pollywog transport wheelchair has removable leg supports and a folding back, which means it can be stored away in the smallest of spaces.

While you may use a mobility chair most of the time, which allows you to keep your independence, a transport chair is invaluable if you have to go anywhere in a car as it folds away easily. It is worth your while considering a transport wheelchair both for infrequent long journeys and just in case you have to wait for a replacement battery for your mobility chair.