My husband Craig first started using Power Assist wheels five plus years ago. The brand was Quickie Xtender assist wheels. We covered a lot about them in this blog/vlog if you want to learn more. Sadly those wheels may have had a lot of spoke issues, but overall they handled hills very well. The goal of power assist is to assist the user so they don't have to exert strain and effort when pushing their chair. Folks like Craig often end up with torn rotator cuff injuries, shoulder strain and in his case the osteoarthritis makes his pain worse. So having the assist wheels gave him needed relief and freedom to go up hills like nothing.
At the five year mark as you will read/see in our blog, the Xtender wheels broke on a shopping trip. Again check out the blog for details. Well as you will see he decided on trying the Alber Twion assist wheels. They arrived and watch here to see what happened.
Watch Craig's New Assist Wheels Below
He has now been waiting for his replaceement choice. Since Xtender is no longer an option and Twion was literally a no go up hills, Lord willing, the E-Motion M25 new edition will work well. Stay tuned, he has been waiting about 5 weeks. He hurt his shoulder the day he tried the Twion up our driveway and has really felt the strain as well as going so many months without the much needed assist wheels.They are definitely a blessing. Hope the new ones come soon.
Have a great night
Here is what he is waiting for:
Alber E-Motion M25 Assist wheels
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| photos by Craig Berglund |
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| photos by Craig Berglund |
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