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The History Of Wheelchair Headrests

By Alta Alexander


It is very awesome to know that this generation cares so much for comfort and convenience. Way back the traditional times, you can just imagine how there is so much discomfort and effort when dealing with things which do not do much to provide you with the satisfaction you need just like this time. Everything must have been tough.

But thank goodness for the improvement which this generation has showed, things got better and new ideas for a better quality of life have been fostered. Along those ideas is the invention of a modern wheelchair. Part of this modern equipment is the headrests. Now, you can already scan from several types of wheelchair headrests.

This might seem little, but it has taken until this age to be incorporated to the apparatus. This is basically the top most part. But before diving deeper into what this is, let us first know the history of the equipment and how this part evolved. Well this item is actually a tool that is used in order for those who have weak legs to be able to go about different venues.

It is naturally shaped like a chair as it is called. But instead of having four legs, they were replaced with two wheels. These are the mechanisms used in order to propel the apparatus around. Through this, the equipment becomes similar to a vehicle. However, it cannot be called as one since it does not fit its qualifications to be a vehicle. It is merely a substitute to a carriage.

So to speak, from the initial days, this equipment was innovated, it was just a very simple item. And so the way it operates is also simple and basic. Following this, you can assume how hassling things are. Just like the fact that there still is a need for somebody to push the wheelchair around in order for it to be moved around. This situation is quite hassling for the caretaker as well as the handicapped.

But with time, things got a little better. A few decades ago, inventions for an own driven wheelchair have been released. This is in order to eliminate the hassle of having to drive the handicapped around. Of course, the handicapped would not like to be dependent all the time to his caretaker as well. So it was a great idea that this improvement was made.

That was the initial years of an own driven wheelchair. But as years advanced more and more, there was a better improvement with this idea from time to time until the idea of an automatic wheelchair came to being. This was the time when remotes became part of the equipment or in other words, buttons became the operating function.

This was the most recent invention for this equipment. Due to this, things became very easy and possible. But these days, there was already a part which was added to the whole. During the entire course of the making of this tool, this was the part most neglected. But then at last, it was now given attention, and different types of headrests were invented.

Since then, different types of headrests were already come up with. And given this, the handicapped can just lay his head easy when he feels dizzy. With this, the tool can already be just like a bed which can provide so much convenience.




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