{"id":23245,"date":"2020-05-18T14:15:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T06:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=23245"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T06:37:25","slug":"how-do-you-know-if-your-client-could-benefit-from-using-a-power-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/05\/how-do-you-know-if-your-client-could-benefit-from-using-a-power-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you Know if your Client Could Benefit from Using a Power Wheelchair? Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2033154842\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2033154842 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 90%;\">Some users may not know the benefits of an an electric wheelchair. Physical or Occupational therapists would normally encourage users that could benefit from a power wheelchair to consider it to improve their quality of life. However, some clients don\u2019t have access to these kinds of resources so it is our job to try and determine the user&#8217;s abilities and needs. Here are some questions that we can ask our clients to help determine if they would benefit from an electric-powered wheelchair and if so, what kind?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #2d82cc; font-size: 110%;\">How do you know if your Client would Benefit from a Power Wheelchair?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 90%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The very first question we need to ask is; <\/span><b>\u201cIs the client capable of self propelling a <\/b><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/product_cate-2\/manual\/\"><b>manual wheelchair<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>?\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if the answer is no, they cannot propel themselves then the next thing to ask is; <\/span><b>\u201cCan the client safely operate a power mobility device?\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example a <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/product_cate-2\/scooter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">power scooter<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or power wheelchair. If the user is able to safely operate a power mobility device then we next need to ask <\/span><b>\u201cCan the client sit up straight without any support and walk short distances?\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the client cannot walk short distances or sit up straight without support, then the client needs a powered wheelchair that will help them with their positioning and provide mobility all the time. If the client can walk short distances, then a<\/span><b> mobility scooter <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be enough to allow them to travel longer distances. From these questions, we can assume that the physical condition and abilities of a scooter user are better than that of someone who is more suited to a power wheelchair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1122735069\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-580946319\" class=\"col medium-3 small-1 large-3\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-385373452\" class=\"col medium-6 small-10 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1432124484\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/giphy-22.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Man in power wheelchair driving away\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1432124484 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\"><em>Source: Karma Medical YouTube:<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8_8sx4HugUE\"> Leon Product Video<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-748329088\" class=\"col medium-3 small-1 large-3\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 100%; color: #2d82cc;\"><strong>Is your Client able to Operate a Power Wheelchair?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 90%;\">If you don\u2019t have resources like doctors or therapists to carefully evaluate if the user is able to operate a power wheelchair then you can ask these three things:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 95%;\">Does the client have good motor control of their hand to use a joystick?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 95%;\">Do they understand your commands and have a clear idea of what kinds of environments are safe or dangerous? For example, you could ask the user to drive to a targeted location and see how they react when they approach an obstacle. Do they decelerate their speed?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 95%;\">Is there vision and line of sight intact?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 90%;\">After you have assessed that the user could benefit from a power wheelchair and determined that they have the ability to control it then we can now move on to decide what kind of power wheelchair will fit their needs. We will discuss the different options of electric wheelchairs in the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/05\/how-do-you-know-if-your-client-could-benefit-from-using-a-power-wheelchair-part-2\/\">next blog<\/a><\/span>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%; color: #000000;\">Take a look at our full collection of<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/product_cate-2\/power-wheelchair\/\">Power Wheelchairs<\/a><\/span> and more on our<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/\"> website<\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0Do you know someone who could benefit from a power wheelchair? Contact your <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/global\/\">local Karma wheelchair dealer<\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.3em;margin-bottom:1.3em;max-width:1000px;height:1px;background-color:rgb(220, 220, 220);\"><\/div>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-3 medium-columns- small-columns-1 slider row-slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-push\"  data-flickity-options='{\"imagesLoaded\": true, \"groupCells\": \"100%\", \"dragThreshold\" : 5, \"cellAlign\": \"left\",\"wrapAround\": true,\"prevNextButtons\": true,\"percentPosition\": true,\"pageDots\": false, \"rightToLeft\": false, \"autoPlay\" : false}'>\n\n  \t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2022\/10\/karma-standing-wheelchairs\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce 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Physical or Occupational therapists would normally encourage users that could benefit from a power wheelchair to consider it to improve their quality of life. 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