08-09-2017, 03:53 PM
A motorized wheelchair, a wheelchair, an electric wheelchair or an electric wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by an electric motor instead of a manual feed. Motorized wheelchairs are useful for those who can not power a manual wheelchair or who may need to use a wheelchair for distances or on the ground that would be fatiguing in a manual wheelchair. They can also be used not only by people with "traditional" mobility disabilities, but also by people with cardiovascular and fatigue conditions.
A wheelchair, often abbreviated to "chair", is a wheelchair, which is used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include special seating adaptations, individualized controls and may be specific to particular activities, as seen in sports wheelchairs and wheelchairs on the beach. The most widely recognized distinction is between powerchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manually powered wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided by the chair user of wheels that push the wheelchair by hand self-propelled "), or by a companion pushing from the rear (" with propulsion ").
A wheelchair, often abbreviated to "chair", is a wheelchair, which is used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include special seating adaptations, individualized controls and may be specific to particular activities, as seen in sports wheelchairs and wheelchairs on the beach. The most widely recognized distinction is between powerchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manually powered wheelchairs, where the propulsive force is provided by the chair user of wheels that push the wheelchair by hand self-propelled "), or by a companion pushing from the rear (" with propulsion ").