3-Wheel and 4-Wheel Mobility Scooters.
It is very hard for people with arthritis,
older age and having mobility related disability to move around freely and
properly. A simple task like going to the grocery store or even going to the
dining table becomes very painful. This is where a mobility scooter can help
you restore your mobility and independence.
You can look for the machine in mobility scooter shops as a variety is
available in the market. Due to the
sheer number of options available in the market, it becomes a problem to find
the right one until you have all the required information.
At the same time, there is also a difference
between walking scooter in Ipswich
and mobility scooter for they serve a different purpose in treating immobility.
3-Wheeled Mobility
Scooter
The mobility scooters you will find in the
market are of generally of 3 wheels or 4 wheels design. The main advantage of a
3 wheel mobility scooter is its decreased turn radius. However, there are
exceptions to the rule also. In most of the cases, 3 wheels mobility scooters
can turn in about 30% less space than 4-wheels drive. This makes the latter
option ideal for manoeuvring around furniture or narrow space.
As far as the factor of weight is concerned,
3-wheel mobility scooters also weigh less than the 4-wheel so the usually
travelled scooter is the 3 wheeled one.
4-Wheeled Mobility
Scooter
On the contrary to a 3-wheel mobility scooter,
the 4 wheeled ones offer better balance, increased stability and also support.
However, it weighs more than 3 wheel mobility scooters. The increased space of
the 4 wheel mobility scooter is due to wider front wheel base. It helps to
spread the overall weight evenly between the rear and the front. If the user is
heavier or is tall, a 4-wheel mobility scooter is ideal.
There are some 4 wheel mobility scooter
manufacturers, who manage to decrease the turn radius to about 37 inches. They
achieve this feature by putting the front wheels close together. However, these
models do not provide much greater stability as compared to the wider wheel
base.
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