Is Your Wheelchair Ergonomically Correct?
When your body is already suffering from mobility issues, the last thing a wheelchair should do is put any additional stress or strain on your tissues. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens if you use a wheelchair that is ergonomically incorrect.
In public facilities especially, it seems too little consideration is given to the quality of the wheelchair provided to patrons who have trouble walking for an extended period of time. That’s why people respond so favorably to shopping malls and airports that use the STAXI wheelchair for their manual wheelchair and wheelchair rental needs, as well as hospitals that use the STAXI for transporting patients.
STAXI is the number one nestable transport chair system in the world. In development since 1985, the STAXI was designed by a team of patients, nurses, doctors, transporters, volunteers, researchers and engineers. It was 14 years later that STAXI really took off.
Engineer Andrew J. Hart was impressed with the STAXI’s revolutionary design. As the parent of a young man who was disabled after an auto accident, Hart knew firsthand the shortcomings of conventional wheelchair designs.
“My initial experience with wheelchairs was disappointing,” says Hart. “I couldn’t help but ask: Why do I have to hunch over to push a wheelchair? Why is a wheelchair’s seat so low? Why can’t the seat be a little higher so Julian can look a cashier in the eye when he’s buying something at a store? Why can’t I slide him from his wheelchair to another chair without lifting him up? Why do I have to ‘remember’ to apply the brake – isn’t safety a priority? Why is the brake in such an awkward place? Why is it so hard to push?”
In response, Hart jumped at the chance in 1999 to buy the patents to manufacture the STAXI so as to incorporate elements of design that were ergonomically correct, such as:
No-lift side patient transfer
Single handlebar for proper posture and one-hand operation
Adjustable armrests and footrests that require no bending
Automatic brake on the handlebar
“Julian’s goal is to walk and to run again,” says Hart of his son. “Until that day, I am going to do my part to ensure that Julian and people like him have access to good mobility products that enable them to live a full, meaningful life.”
For more information on this revolutionary wheelchair design, check out the STAXI website at www.staxi.com.
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