Different Kinds of Wheelchairs 

Different Kinds of Wheelchairs

Different human beings require wheelchairs for different requirements. Some people require a wheelchair for short interval whereas the other people need a wheelchair for lifetime. Which other means you require them may vary but one thing is sure, the current modern wheelchair is a modern wonder in design compared to 100 years ago.

Wheelchairs are available in two main classes, the power and the manual wheelchair. There are disadvantages and advantages of both the style of wheelchairs. The manual wheel chair is divided into 2 categories, the rigid and the folding frame. The folding wheelchair folds together (wheel facing wheel) for very easy compact transportation.
this modern wheelchair
The current non automatic wheel chair


The drawback of the folding frame wheelchair is that they are more bulky than an one piece rigid frame wheelchair. Rigid frame wheelchairs available in one piece have no scissor arms that are needed for folding therefore, it is much lighter than folding frames. Rigid frames wheelchairs are often mentioned as sport wheelchairs.

So we have two options, either buy power wheelchairs or manual wheelchairs. The benefits of each type of wheelchair are contrasted with disadvantages. This manual wheelchair gives the buyer a bodily workout in arm exercise. You can move twenty miles in your power wheelchair without any effort. Luckily the executing provides no physical exertions at all.