Stair lifts are the best solution to the physically restricted people, for climbing the stairs.
The existence of stairs might necessitate the need to search for a home without stairs, for the wheelchair users.
Now, with the use of the stair lift, one can overcome the problem of travelling up the stairs easily.
There are many types available in the stair lifts.
Like the straight lifts, curved, sitting and standing lifts.
The curvature of stairs will dictate the need to have the curved stair lifts.
The decision to buy a lift that has the wheelchair user to sit or stand may depend on the area, and the user himself/herself.
Generally, if the stairs are too narrow, that it cannot accommodate the seated posture wheelchair, then one can consider installing a standing lift.
The wheelchair width is generally 30 inches and if the stairs are less than 30 inches in width, there is no way one can fit the wheelchair in it.
Hence the standing lifts can be used for space efficiency.
The ride will be comfortable one, because there is no chance the legs are going to touch the stairs and make the transition a bumpy one with pains.
If the person has stiff knees, or cannot bend the knee, in order to sit while using the lift, then it is better to choose the standing lift.
This will make sure that the user does not have to experience the pain in the knee.
The possibility of accidents in the use of standing lift is very high, as it does not have provision for seat belts that supports the user in case of imbalance.
One can try and get the safety rails installed around the lift for precautionary measure.
But this type of stair lift is not used by many due to safety issues.
If one is not comfortable sitting on the lift seat and is worried about the safety of standing ones, then it is better to consider a perching stair lift.
This can be considered as an intermediate position to sitting and standing.
One can use the seat belt in this type of lift very comfortably.
One has to lean on the adjusted height of the lift and fasten the seat belt.
The knees need not have to bend to such an angle that it induces pain.
Slight bend is sufficient, and the width of this type of stair lift is small enough to fit into a narrow stairs.
One should not use the sitting model of stair lift for standing purposes, as it does not have strong foot rests to hold onto the complete weight of the person and may result in a fatal mishap.
The existence of stairs might necessitate the need to search for a home without stairs, for the wheelchair users.
Now, with the use of the stair lift, one can overcome the problem of travelling up the stairs easily.
There are many types available in the stair lifts.
Like the straight lifts, curved, sitting and standing lifts.
The curvature of stairs will dictate the need to have the curved stair lifts.
The decision to buy a lift that has the wheelchair user to sit or stand may depend on the area, and the user himself/herself.
Generally, if the stairs are too narrow, that it cannot accommodate the seated posture wheelchair, then one can consider installing a standing lift.
The wheelchair width is generally 30 inches and if the stairs are less than 30 inches in width, there is no way one can fit the wheelchair in it.
Hence the standing lifts can be used for space efficiency.
The ride will be comfortable one, because there is no chance the legs are going to touch the stairs and make the transition a bumpy one with pains.
If the person has stiff knees, or cannot bend the knee, in order to sit while using the lift, then it is better to choose the standing lift.
This will make sure that the user does not have to experience the pain in the knee.
The possibility of accidents in the use of standing lift is very high, as it does not have provision for seat belts that supports the user in case of imbalance.
One can try and get the safety rails installed around the lift for precautionary measure.
But this type of stair lift is not used by many due to safety issues.
If one is not comfortable sitting on the lift seat and is worried about the safety of standing ones, then it is better to consider a perching stair lift.
This can be considered as an intermediate position to sitting and standing.
One can use the seat belt in this type of lift very comfortably.
One has to lean on the adjusted height of the lift and fasten the seat belt.
The knees need not have to bend to such an angle that it induces pain.
Slight bend is sufficient, and the width of this type of stair lift is small enough to fit into a narrow stairs.
One should not use the sitting model of stair lift for standing purposes, as it does not have strong foot rests to hold onto the complete weight of the person and may result in a fatal mishap.