- Settore: Medical devices
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Healthcare Finance Administration, which is the funding/reimbursement agency for Medicare which pays for wheelchairs.
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Wheels usually made of composite material, with either 7 or 9 spokes.
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The alignment of the body. Posture can affect how you feel and how you function in your wheelchair, especially over the long run.
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Or more accurately, interface pressure, which is the measure of the force exerted over an area of the body due to contact with a seating support surface. If sensation is impaired, the person does not realize that they need to change position and relieve the pressure.
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Making a wheelchair move. It can be by "hand," as in manual propulsion, or by motor.
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The handles on the back of some wheelchairs that make it easier for an attendant to push the chair from behind.
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The ring on the sides of the rear wheels of a wheelchair where the hands are placed for propelling the wheelchair. They can be plain aluminum, coated with plastic or even fitted with projections that make it possible to push forward with the heel of the palm.
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A push-button, removable axle that allows quick removal of rear wheel from a wheelchair for transporting it.
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These are the professionals who sell you your wheelchair. This means that they specify the order to the manufacturer, deliver the chair to you and adjust it to your needs and later service or repair your wheelchair. They are also sometimes called Durable Medical Equipment salespersons.
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