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What is Mobility scooter? Mobility scooter is being taken by members of the PatientsLikeMe community. Share what you know about Mobility scooter in our forum.

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Reasons Taken

15 patients in the community are using or have used Mobility scooter.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Mobility 3 20%
Weakness in legs 3 20%
Stiffness/spasticity 3 20%
Balance problems 2 13%
Other 2 13%
General health 1 6%
disease-related symptoms 1 6%

Duration

How long current patients have been using Mobility scooter or how long patients were using Mobility scooter before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Mobility scooter

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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3
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3
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7

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Mobility

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • kayaker
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • kayaker
  • by kayaker
    Sep 01, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Mobility
Advice/Tips
You need to be able to stand and transfer to use one. Three wheeled ones are much more manoeverable than 4 wheeled but less stable. A power raising seat is very nice.

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