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Using Wheelchair (powered)
694 Patients currently use Wheelchair (powered)
37 Patients stopped using Wheelchair (powered)
strapples Sex: M Mouth/throat: severe Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: severe See profile strapples all the time (24/7) since Feb 18, 2008
joandoe Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile joandoe as needed since Oct 23, 1998
buckaroo Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile buckaroo Quantum 6000, all the time (24/7) since Apr 01, 2008

Wheelchair (powered) Treatment Report

Brand Names: Invacare Power Wheelchair, Pride Jazzy Power Chair, Pride Mobility, Permobil C300, Quantum 6000, Permobil C500, Permobil, Pride Quantum 600, Hoveround, Permobil C400, Permobil Chairman 2K, Invacare Ranger X, Power-Permobil K/C300, Invacare SP Power Wheelchair, Invacare Storm TDX5, Chairman, Pride Jet 3 Power Chair, Pride Jet Power Chair, Invacare Storm3, Invacare Pronto M51, Merits Mobility, Invacare TDX SP Powerchair, Invacare At'm Travel Power Wheelchair, Pride Jet 7, Pronto-M71 Sure Step, Ranger X, Spectra Plus, CE Mobility, Invacare Harrier Plus, Permobil Trax, Pride Z-Chair, Invacare Pronto M91, TDS-SP, Mini Crosser, Otto Bock, Roma Vienna, Invacare power chair, Meyra Nemo vertical, DX Compact, Permobil Trax Corpus, Vtech, Balder, Independence Tech iBot 4000, Frontier-Mid Wheel Drive, Combi II, Balder F280, Scout
See also: Foot control for power chair, Invacare Lynx LX3, Invacare SP Power Wheelchair, Shoprider Mobility, Wheelchair (manual)

What is Wheelchair (powered)? A power or electric wheelchair contains a battery, motor, and control mechanism to allow the user to propel themselves without the need for either a caregiver to push or muscle strength to move. More advanced models tilt and adjust their seats.

Jump to:: Reasons used; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons used

731 patients in the community are using or have used Wheelchair (powered).

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	164	22%
Mobility	104	14%
Fatigue	68	9%
Mobility	45	6%
disease-related symptoms	41	5%
Stiffness/Spasticity	41	5%
General health	39	5%
Difficulty walking	28	3%
Balance problems	23	3%
Weakness in legs	19	2%
Inability to walk	12	1%
Atrophy, muscle	5	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	5	<1%
falling	4	<1%
Atrophy, lower body muscles	4	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	3	<1%
Pain	3	<1%
Foot drop	3	<1%
Leg weakness	3	<1%
Breathing difficulty	2	<1%
Walking & Balance Problems	1	<1%
weak legs	1	<1%
Leg & arm weakness	1	<1%
Lack of muscular coordination (ataxia)	1	<1%
Weakness/slowness (asthenia)	1	<1%
unstable gait	1	<1%
Loss of large muscle control	1	<1%
Atrophy, calf muscle	1	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1	<1%
Gait	1	<1%
mobility limited by distance	1	<1%
Mobility, legs are getting weaker	1	<1%
Anxiety	1	<1%
Loss of manual dexterity	1	<1%
Loss of coordination/balance	1	<1%
Staggered walk	1	<1%
long walk	1	<1%
Slow my MS progress	1	<1%
very weak legs and arms	1	<1%
weakness	1	<1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Cold legs below knee	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%
Atrophy, thigh muscles	1	<1%
Excess saliva	1	<1%
powerfull vehicle for cross-country runs	1	<1%

Other equipment patients are using for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.

Duration

How long current patients have been using Wheelchair (powered) or how long patients were using Wheelchair (powered) before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wheelchair (powered)

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	3	24	66	103	151

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	9	10	7	3	7

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	33	87%
Side effects too severe	2	5%
Course of treatment ended	2	5%
Not indicated	1	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 52 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	93%	14
Slight	7%	1

Mobility

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	6%	3
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	12%	6
None	83%	43

Top reported side-effects include: Soreness if too firm, discomfort, Back pain

Summary results are based on 52 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 52)

jmlasorsa

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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by jmlasorsa
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Fatigue

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JesswithMS

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by JesswithMS
Aug 20, 2008

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