Who Could Benefit From A Mobility Scooter? – by www.scootamart.com staff

Mobility Scooter — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:05 +0000

Anyone who struggles to walk or gets tired after walking a short distance could benefit from using a mobility scooter. Using an electric scooter is not an admission of defeat and can make a great deal of difference to your quality of life, and can even provide a new lease of life and a new found independence. If you are thinking about getting a mobility scooter, it is probably past time to do it. The sooner you start using an electric scooter, the longer you might retain the ability to walk.
A mobility scooter can give you more energy because you won’t be using all your energy in trying to walk, or push a traditional wheelchair. Using a disabled scooter will help to relieve the strain on shoulder muscles and wrist and elbow joints that are used when pushing yourself in a self propelled wheelchair or someone else in a traditional transit wheelchair. An electric scooter can help to provide you with the freedom to go where ever you want, whenever you want. Some models are capable of travelling up to 35 miles between charges, so the distance you can cover is much greater than in a traditional wheelchair.
A large number of supermarkets and DIY stores as well as other shops offer customers the use of a mobility scooter whilst shopping. If you are not sure if you would benefit from one, why not try one and see if it makes shopping any easier. Some places such as large shopping centres or town centres offer Shopmobility, which is a scheme that lends or hires mobility equipment based on the user’s requirements, and then provides brief training on using the equipment. If you go on holiday why not hire a mobility scooter instead of taking your wheelchair, and see if it makes a difference.
By getting an electric scooter, you can open many doors that have been previously closed, perhaps because of a disability or illness – such as going shopping, going out for the day, going for a “walk” with the children or grandchildren. You can go up and down steep hills in comfort and without fear of rolling down the hill and without being worn out for days afterwards. You can visit friends and relatives at your convenience, without needing to rely on public transport.
If you think that you, a friend or relative could benefit from a mobility scooter or a powerchair, why not try some and find one that you like. If you know somebody with a mobility scooter, ask them about it, and what improvements it has brought them. Mobility scooters can mean the difference between managing to live at home independently, and having to rely on others.
Hopefully this article will have provided some more information about who could benefit from a mobility scooter. For more information about mobility scooters, see our other articles, or visit www.scootamart.com

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