[Blind-Rollers] I have carpet

[maureensmusic at comcast.net]

Hello Bernice
I used a walker with wheels for several years and generally it worked well.
I began to get a bit of carpel tunnel though and they said don't lean on
your palms. Use arm troughs on the walker which I got through a place that
adapts medical equipment and with those you don't lean on your palms but on
your forearms. I still have that walker but trying to use it with a pulling
guidedog really wrecked my shoulder so now I'm pretty strictly a power
wheelchair user. Walking is always bettere though for your whole body than
using a chair so I'd encourage you to use it as long as you can.
Maureen
 

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From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bernice
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Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] I have carpet

Thanks for the information. I was thinking about the thick plastic that has
little teeth on the back for the floor. I can't move the chair on the
carpet. Today I got a walker with wheels, and it seems to work well for me.
Probably it is better than the wheelchair on the carpet. I'm worried about
recking my shoulder though using the walker. Maybe I'm using it wrong.
Bernice

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Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] I have carpet

Hello and welcome to blind rollers. Personally it is hard to get air tires
any more because people are reluctant to give people chairs with them
because of the danger of a flat and I don't think it would make a lot of
difference. There plastic carpet covers they use like when they would show
houses but the weight of the chair still tends to sink and be somewhat
harder to wheel on carpet but a lot of it depends on the tcarpet thickness.
I've wheeled on the indoor/ourdoor carpeting without a problem and gotten
stuck on shag.
Maureen


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From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bernice
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 1:38 PM
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Cc: Bernice Bird <bernice.j.bird at gmail.com>
Subject: [Blind-Rollers] I have carpet

Good afternoon,

I just joined this list. I am 72 and have osteoporosis and ankylosing
spondylitis which means I break easily. I am trying to find ways to help
myself until I heal from a vertebra break and herniated disk. I want to use
a wheelchair in my house, but I have carpeting everywhere except my kitchen
and bathrooms. I have two questions. 

Do nematic wheels roll better on carpeting than the hard rubber wheels?

Second, is there a material like heavy duty plastic carpet protectors that
would temporarily be put down to make it easier to roll over the rug?

Because of my specific conditions, unfortunately, this probably won't be the
last time I will need to use a wheelchair. 

Thank you for any information you can provide.

 

 

Bernice Bird
NFB NEWSLINE Outreach Coordinator
NFB of New York State, Inc.

 

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