Roc Wheels Rockit, User Manual

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Standard Wheelchair
A standard wheelchair comes with fixed armrests and
fixed foot plates. The foot plates can be adjusted up and down
to get the right seat height. It comes in different qualities like
stainless steel, chrome, aluminum and therefore has different
prices. Also the country of origin has an influence on the price.
Lightweight Wheelchair
Who is it for?
The standard wheelchair is suitable for patients who
need minimum to moderate assistance in sitting up-
right . They can be people who can or cannot self
propel, but do not need the extra performance of a
lighter, more expensive lightweight wheelchair. Pa-
tients normally need little adaptive support and chair
angle adjustability
Lightweight wheel-
chairs
are more sophis-
ticated and more expen-
sive, due to the special
types of wheels and op-
tional components avail-
able, such as an adjust-
able wheelbase for high-
performance mobility.
They often come in
many colors. These
chairs are often more
efficient to self-propel,
because of the lighter
weight and more refined
features
. and of course
for younger wheelchair
Who is it for?
The lightweight wheelchair
is suitable for patients who
are strong in the upper
body and can benefit from
the lighter weight and
higher performance. Para-
plegics are often good can-
didates for a lightweight
chair since they are often
very
strong
in the
upper
body.