Lightweight wheelchair

Depending on your disability, there are several different wheel chairs available, including the standard folding lightweight wheelchair, rigid wheelchairs, the suspension wheelchair and various sport wheelchairs. The electric wheelchairs are very streamlined in appearance and the lightweight wheelchairs are usually made from aerospace alloys. This assures you the greatest mobility in a manual wheelchair, since they are the lightest wheelchairs on the market and may be some 15lbs lighter than other models. Obviously electric wheelchairs or motorised wheelchairs mean more independence for the user, as they do not need to be pushed. It is important that whichever wheelchair is chosen, it must fit the user correctly. more...