Wheelchairs are designed to move the person a short distance or to be used for longer periods

Wheelchairs are a great way of moving people around who have limited mobility, some chairs are design just to move the person a short distance and others are designed to be used for longer periods, 1st Step Mobility stock a wide range of products to accommodate people’s needs, ability and finances. Most wheelchairs come in two styles, transit and self-propel and all fold up for transportation or storage with some even folding up to go into a bag.

Transit wheelchairs are designed with the four wheels of the same size to provide an even platform for stability and are made for the attendant to push the chair from the rear. Brakes are normal on the handles to prevent the attendant from bending down allowing them to provide help to the wheelchair user to get in and out of the wheelchair

Self-propel wheelchairs have two large wheels at the back with hand rims which the person sitting in the chair can use to move the chair themselves providing more independence.

All the wheelchairs are available to try instore today and our friendly advisers will help you pick the correct product for you.

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