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What Are The Benefits Of Using A Rollator Over A Traditional Walker?
Rollators are also known as four-wheel walkers. They are walkers that include seats, wheels and brakes and are ideal for people who require stability when they lift their feet to walk forward. The most obvious perk of a rollator is that it has wheels on the end of each leg. This means that you will be able to move the walker along more smoothly, rather than having to steady yourself enough to be able to lift the walker and set it ahead of you every few steps.
3 Ways To Make Bathing A Better Experience For Wheelchair Users
For many wheelchair users, the act of bathing is a difficult process. It’s one that often requires the help of a caregiver. Being transferred from the wheelchair to the bathtub is an especially delicate procedure. Naturally, a “safety first” approach must be practiced. However, once a wheelchair user is successfully transferred to the bathtub, the continuation of a delicate approach to bathing is necessary.
The Art Of Avoiding Slips And Falls All Winter Long
Both seniors and individuals with disabilities must be especially careful during the winter months. Because they may already be contending with diminished strength and problems with balance, being particularly mindful of icy conditions is paramount to their safety. Steps must be taken to avoid slips and falls all winter long. Let’s discuss a few, shall we?
What Are The Advantages Of Installing A Wheelchair Ramp Outside Your Home?
For users of wheelchairs and other mobility solutions, wheelchair ramps are necessities. Is installing a wheelchair ramp outside of your home in order? As you may imagine, it can make the life of your elderly loved one or family member with mobility issues a lot easier.
Taking The Sense Of Doom Out Of The Bathroom
Bathrooms can be especially dangerous for seniors and individuals with mobility issues. So what can be done to take the sense of doom out of the bathroom?
What Steps Can Seniors Take To Sleep Better At Night?
Who doesn’t love getting a good night’s sleep? The problem for so many of us, however, is that we just can’t seem to get enough sleep at night. For many Canadians, it’s busy schedules that keep us up longer than we’d like each day. It’s so hard to find enough time in our days to complete everything on our to-do lists, isn’t it?
3 Winter Wheelchair Safety Tips
While many Canadians enjoy the winter for the opportunities to engage in winter sports and other activities such as skiing, skating and snowboarding, many others dread the extreme cold and inevitable snowfall. Included among those individuals are wheelchair users. Needless to say, it isn’t exactly easy to traverse through wintery weather conditions in a wheelchair. Therefore, extra precaution, during the winter, is necessary.
Keeping Your Porch Lift In Top Condition All Winter Long
Also known as vertical platform lifts or, to some, “mini-elevators”, porch lifts provide safe and easy access to raised decks, porches or steps either outside or inside your home. Individuals with mobility issues and who require the assistance of mobility solutions such as wheelchairs and walkers make great use out of porch lifts. Naturally, they take away the potential dangers associated with climbing the stairs.
How To Assist Seniors Who Are Battling With Knee Problems
It is common knowledge that, as we age, we tend to experience some physical limitations. It’s just a part of life. If we do the best we can to stay fit, keep active, eat right and avoid injury at all costs, we’ll likely get through life with little to no major issues. Alas, these aren’t always things we can control. Knee injuries, for example, are common in people who are active. So what to do? Inactivity isn’t exactly a solution to staying healthy.