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mobility aids

  1. Emeline

    A Guide to Mobility Aids for CFS

    TL;DR: If you have CFS, you will benefit from a mobility aid, now. Do not wait until you get worse. Get One Now. If you don’t want to read anything else, then if you’re independent, get a rollator, if you have a carer, get a self-propelled wheelchair. If you want both in one, there’s a...
    • Emeline
    • Thread
    • accessibility advice canes crutches lifestyle mobility aids quality of life rollators walker wheelchairs
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Lifestyle Management
  2. hellytheelephant

    DISABILITY & THE SHAME TANGO- The Chronic Elephant Blog.

    Hi folks, In this 3rd of my Blogs on the subject of Disability, I tackle the Shame that so many Disabled people experience (and functional incontinence gets a mention too!) https://thechronicelephant.blogspot.com/2022/05/disability-shame-tango.html
  3. RyeRyeBread

    Anyone try a Fold & Go Chair?

    Does anyone have any experience or interest in the Fold&Go Magshock electric wheelchair? I've been searching for different mobility aids to help me get back to work, and I've fallen in love with the idea of this chair lol It's about 55lbs, completely weather-proof, and foldable to a size that...
    • RyeRyeBread
    • Thread
    • electric wheelchair fold & go fold and go fold&go mobility aid mobility aids wheelchair
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Lifestyle Management