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Research and Markets releases new report on power wheelchairs in global market

Published on November 18, 2009 at 6:09 AM · No Comments

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/da0492/power_wheelchair_m) has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Power Wheelchair Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2009 to 2015" to their offering.

Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the wheelchairs are used globally. Growth comes as the population ages in every region while the older people seek to maintain a mobile, independent lifestyle. The purchase of power wheelchairs is dependent on reimbursement. The use of power wheelchairs is based on providing a chair that has appeal to those who does not have the ability to walk one quarter mile. The inability to walk distances is impossible for some people, yet they resist getting a wheel chair. Custom units, light weight units, stable chairs, comfortable chairs are all an issue in general market as baby boomers reach retirement age and have the desire to maintain an active lifestyle.

POWER WHEELCHAIR MARKET SHARES

  • Power Wheelchair Market Forecasts
  • Maneuverable Power Wheelchairs
  • Rehabilitation Power Wheelchairs
  • LiFePO4 Battery for Power Wheelchairs
  • Bariatric Power Wheelchairs
  • Pediatric Power Wheelchairs
  • Power Wheelchair Drive Control
  • Power Wheelchair Electronics
  • Power Wheelchair Market Segments
  • Homecare Power Wheel Chair Solutions
  • Electric Wheelchairs
  • Lithium Ion Battery
  • Thin Film Batteries
  • High Strength, Lightweight Dual Axle Wheelchair
  • Folding Transport Power Wheelchair

The 2009 study has 400 pages, 235 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the wheelchairs are used globally. Growth comes as the population ages in every region while the older people seek to maintain a mobile, independent lifestyle.

According to Susan Eustis, the lead author of the study, "the purchase of power wheelchairs is dependent on reimbursement. The use of power wheelchairs is based on providing a chair that has appeal to those who does not have the ability to walk one quarter mile. The inability to walk distances is impossible for some people, yet they resist getting a wheel chair. Custom units, light weight units, stable chairs, comfortable chairs are all an issue in general market as baby boomers reach retirement age and have the desire to maintain an active lifestyle."

Power wheelchairs impact care delivery, permitting the patient to control mobility for the rehabilitation efforts. Lightweight power wheel chairs give patients the ability to control movement even easier. Rehabilitation depends on patients having a sense of control over their lives and achieving some measure of mobility.

Transport power wheelchairs are used for moving people around a store if their mobility is limited. Patients and family gain more control over the care delivery with the availability of power wheelchairs. Care can be delivered in familiar settings Homecare wheelchair technology is evolving to give people with disabilities more mobility. Markets are poised to create the ability for people to get more exercise and impact the healthcare delivery industry by encouraging mobility of people who were previously bed ridden.

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