Lift Chairs
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For an elderly person or someone who lives with mobility problems whether it is due to a permanent or temporary disability, getting out of a chair without help is often difficult and painful. In such cases a lift chair offers features that help you stand up on your own from a sitting position.
These powered lift chairs are controlled remotely by an attached device that enables the user to manipulate it when they need to stand up. So, a combination of a lift chair with a rolling walker or wheelchair will give them enough independence to move around the house without assistance.
Electric Recliner Lift Chairs - Before Buying
The primary factors that need to be considered before purchasing a lift chair are the height and weight of the person using it and which hand they regularly use. Retailers can customize the chair to a certain extent to suit the users specific needs. So basic features:
- Spring - Torsioned Spring recommended
- Padding - Luxurious padding recommended if you are going to spend long hours in it
- Lift and recline mechanism - A unitized mechanisim recommended so that it moves smoothly and gently
Also, the chair controller device should be located in a convenient and accessible position, so you will need to mention if the user is right or left handed. Most manufacturers will offer one year to lifetime warranty on the chair frame, lift frame and recline mechanism.
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The three types of power chairs are the infinite position, three position and the two position lift chair. Which one you choose will depend on whether it will be also be utilized sleeping in and how much time you spend in it. Which means, the back of the infinite position lift recliner chair can take you to a full recline position - allowing you to also sleep in it. So it offers you sleeping, seating and standing positions.
The three position recliner chairs on the other hand, offer three degrees of recline for comfortable seating which are ideal for reading or watching television, but does not offer a full recline for sleeping in. The two position lift chair is the most economical option. It does offer a slight recline and combined with a smooth lift mechanism performs its primary function of of taking you from a seating to a standing position remarkably well.
Powered Lift Chair - Customization & Features
Seat depth and width are another aspect of your lift chair to look into before you buy one. This is because off-the-shelf chairs are built to standard specifications, for eg. most have a weight capacity between 350 to 500 lbs. Also more depth does offer comfortable seating, but making it too deep will make moving into a standing position difficult and kill the purpose behind buying a powered chair.
Lift chairs may have single or dual motors (dual is always better!) that can give you total control over the footrest and the back portion of the seat and they also come with a comfortable headrest. The lightweight chairs usually come with a single motor and are good if space is limited.
Heavy duty powered lift chairs are also easily available at online stores. They offer more seat width, can take more weight and many heavy duty series chairs offer additional features, for eg. the backrest and footrest in these chairs move independently. For a heavy user more than 500 lbs in weight bariatric lift chairs are available – extra wide chairs which can support from 500-700 lbs.
You will also have the option of customizing the color and fabric of you chair to suit your interiors and décor. For the fabric you can choose between vinyl and suede. Other features to look for include storage compartments, armrest storage, foldable trays and an emergency battery backup system in case of power failure. Some even have removable armrests for easier transfers.
The leading manufacturers for lift chairs are Pride Mobility Lift Chairs, Golden Technologies and Med-Lift. These companies are great innovators in mobility equipment technology, helping make life more comfortable for you and your loved ones.
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