There has been one or two of these types of wheels marketed in the
past. I has been my experience that the users that were most
interested were the ones that had very little strength left but would not
admit it. They used them to propel indoors where normally they
would have gone onto a powered chair.
Those using slopes nearly always look for a power assisted option
with varying degree's of success. The cost of power packs that do
seem to work in this way, when combined with the cost of a light
weight wheel chair, cost as much as a powered chair.
The cost effectivness of the system then becomes lost to the purse
string holders, who think they are getting more for their money
buying a powered system rather than a power assisted system.
Michael Hare.
Senior Rhabilitation Engineer.
Wheelchair & Prosthetics Service.
Chapel Allerton Hospital.
Leeds LS7 4SA.
Tel : 0113 3924981
Mobile : 07949 102232
email : [log in to unmask]
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