this getting lots attention n hope can help some people!! it escaped containment so not sure people who already reblogged that want them to see would actually see, but hope this inform at least one person:
before do this for yourself/someone else… please please learn how to proper measure person for active wheelchair, & how active wheelchair supposed to fit.
ill fitting wheelchair can damage body. (use wheelchair improperly also will.) for manual wheelchair, it can permanently damage joints & muscles, especially shoulders. it can hurt posture, give you/worsen scoliosis & kyphosis. it can give you more pain & fatigue than you had, including (paradoxically) leg pain from muscle tightness. it can cause pressure sores, which range from painful, make you bed bound, to even death. for active wheelchairs, even 1 inch, half inch, make huge difference. n this of course go double for people w advanced seating positioning needs. so please learn how to measure body, where to measure body, n how build chairs base on these measurements.
your mobility is use it or lose it. use wheelchair improperly (& even properly) can cause damage. like muscle atrophy & deconditioning. use higher back rest than you need can weaken core.
“walking give me so much pain & fatigue lower quality of life, so will be happy lose it.” get it. really do. but. use manual wheelchair tiring & exhausting, it need lots strength, & be wheelchair user in inaccessible world, able stand n walk few steps unlock so many things. if have pain & fatigue, deconditioning & atrophy will give you more pain & fatigue, not less. will make your joints even more unstable. muscles need for walking do so much more for you than just walking.
am saying all this as someone who keep have “deconditioning” & co used against me. constantly.
this of course NOT saying don’t do this. but PLEASE do your homework. please make informed decision, learn your risks ahead of time, know what you getting into, know what to expect, so if they happen, you not surprised & have to grieve more loss & more symptoms. know how to avoid or weaken risks - learn exercises that mean keep body in shape, from deconditioning & atrophy, exercises that can be done sitting down or in bed. look up manuals meant for ATP (assistive tech professionals) & PT/OT for wheelchair fitting & exercises. n, am assuming you try other mobility aids n they not work for you all time. but if you haven’t, please do try them too, like rollators. know we all want live painless, but wheelchair big thing with risks.
dignity of risk so important for disabled people, but please, know what the risks are.
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