wheelbench

A wheelbench is constructed in a similar way to wheelchairs except that it has a stretcher on the top instead of a seat. A wheelbench is collapsible, just like a wheelchairs.

Wheelbenches are used by people for whom both sitting and walking is difficult or impossible. The term sitting disability is used to describe a condition in which sitting is difficult, painful and perhaps medically injurious and which may be due to illness, injury, or other disability. A notable symptom of sitting disability is severe back pain. While mobility impairment is widely recognised, sitting disability is rarely mentioned in research or legal documents. Hence, wheelbenches are not as well known to society as wheelchairs.

A wheelbench has some resemblance to a hospital gurney or wheelchairs. The difference is that the gurney is primarily made to move patients around in a hospital and is less comfortable for long distances or outdoors. A wheelbench has bigger wheels, just like a wheelchairs.

Wheelbenches are usually produced by companies producing wheelchairs. Norway is one of the nations producing wheelbenches like described in this article.

wheelbench