Jazzy Power Wheelchair Series

Stephen Hawking and Christopher Reeves -two great personalities who stand out from the crowd not only for their phenomenal achievements in the field of science, literature and films, but their sheer grit in living life despite being paraplegics. Both of them are handicap and use wheelchair.

Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a crippling disease that left him disabled for life. He had to use a wheelchair to move about and later he used a voice synthesizer that helped him speak his lectures. Reeves met with an unfortunate accident that left him paralysed from the spine up. His recovery process was long and ardours but he recovered to use a wheelchair to move about. He also took up the cause of promoting spinal cord injury creating public awareness.

Reeves used a Jazzy power wheelchair that he operated by sipping or puffing on a straw. Modern science has advanced a lot since then. Wheelchairs for paraplegics have features that strive to make their life easier. A paraplegic is a person who has suffered spinal cord injury. Hence paraplegic wheelchair is synonymously utilized in paraplegic wheelchair events. Paraplegic wheelchairs are not very different from those used by other people with movement disabilities.

Though paraplegics do use manual wheelchairs it is often recommended that they use motorized wheelchairs because this uses less human effort. Power or electrical or motorized wheelchairs are available in portable models that are fold-able as also rigid frame wheelchairs. A motorized wheelchair runs on a motor powered by a battery. Latest models including the Jazzy 600 have a mid-wheel drive with enhanced stability that gives more safety and freedom of mobility.

This latest model from Pride incorporates ATX suspension for extra stability and has independent front casters that raise and lower as needed to compensate immediately for terrain changes. Essentially this means that the user can use the wheelchair indoors and outdoors. The mid-wheel drive technology prevents hang-ups allowing the chair to overcome obstacles. It is useful to navigate rough terrain or move in reverse.

The Jazzy 600 model is easy to use and maneuver in small cramped spaces. The technology developed by Pride ensures a tight turning radius and smooth navigation in the smallest space, a feature that is very useful for people living in apartments. The versatility of this motorized wheelchair will help the user to live a normal life for sure. Being handicapped should not mean a life of misery and restricted movements for the disabled. Motorised wheelchairs with their features give the disabled person normalcy, mobility and independence.

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