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Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs are devices used for mobility by people who are temporarily or permanently unable to safely walk.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Should syncope patients have a wheelchair?
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How would you perform a wheelchair transfer using a pivot?
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What is the best wheel chair cushion?
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How can I aid someone off a wheelchair?
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What should I look for in a wheelchair cushion?
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What kind of wheelchair must I use if on medicaid?
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Why are there so many people on electric wheelchairs?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Can you get severe edema from wheelchair confinement?
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How can I relieve pain from being a wheelchair too long?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How can a special needs person in a wheelchair lose weight?
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A 24-year old asked:
How can I treat pain in my tailbone because of my wheelchair?
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A 28-year old asked:
What are the consequences of staying in a wheelchair too long?
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Why are there so many fat middle aged people in electric wheelchairs?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why am I in a wheelchair and yet the doctors can't diagnose my illness?
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A 51-year old female asked:
What is the best way to increase trunk strength for the wheelchair-bound?
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A 36-year old asked:
What might be some causes of needing a wheelchair other than being a paraplegic?
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A 45-year old asked:
Will a person who has galactosemia need a wheelchair or another advice to help him move?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are things i can do to lose weight and keep it off as I am wheelchair bound and can not stand up at all?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Patient keeps slipping down from seat on wheel chair. Can not sit properly. Why does this happen? Solutions? Workers must reseat him always.
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A 26-year old female asked:
I've been using a wheelchair for the last four years and 4 days ago I noticed that I couldn't breathe when I stand up. What can I do to fix this?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Im confined to a chair or wheel chair most of the time but while in the chair my oral temp is 99.3 however when I stand and walk short distances my oral temp drops back 98.5. What could cause this?
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A 31-year old asked:
How would I perform a wheelchair transfer using a sliding board?
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A 43-year old asked:
Do kids with autism need wheelchairs?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do you acquire an electric wheelchair?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Wheel chair excercises for elders for kyphosis?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Why do you have to leave a hospital in a wheelchair?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why would I need a wheelchair if I can use a walker?
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A 36-year old asked:
How would i carry my books around in a wheelchair at school?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can someone who is permanently in a wheelchair be sexually active?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to learn to walk after being in a wheelchair for several years?
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