Lightweight Wheelchair Sizes

Lightweight Wheelchair Sizes

Size
By using the chart in About lightweight wheelchairs you can determine the correct chair size. Seat width, seat depth, back height, and seat-to-floor height are crucial to configuring the correct wheelchair.
Seat-to-Floor Height?
Seat-to-floor height is very important if the patient is going to push themselves along by their feet. Seat-to-floor height can be lowered down approximately 2″ by purchasing a “dual axle” lightweight wheelchair. On these “adjustable height” chairs with “dual axles” the front forks have several holes to allow moving the front wheels up or down a few inches. The combination of these adjustments allow for about 2.5 inches of adjustment in seat-to-floor height.

In General
Standard seat-to-floor height for a wheelchair is 18″ to 20″. Hemi is 17.5 to 18.5- inches and varies somewhat with manufacturers. Anything lower to the ground is either a “super” or “ultra” Hemi. Too reduce the lower seat-to-floor height the rear wheels are changed from the standard 24-inch to either a 22 or maybe 20-inch. The front casters are also changed from a standard 8-inch to a 6 or 5-inch.

Remember: if you are adding a cushion to a wheelchair allow that differential (you’ll be adding approx. 2″ to seat height.)

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