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Meet the Walk Aid Scooter, a unique new kind of walking aid. The scooter looks recreational but it's a great improvement over traditional walking aids.
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It looks different, but whether you call it an orthopedic scooter, medical scooter, walking bike, seated knee walker, walking scooter or adult balance bike, the Walk Aid offers a much easier and more convenient way to get around for people who have trouble walking.
Our seated scooter is easy to use indoors and out--the pneumatic tires roll right over carpet, uneven surfaces and rough pavement. It's tough enough for outdoor conditions and nimble enough for indoor use.
In short, a Walk Aid Scooter is a fantastic ticket to mobility freedom.
If walking or standing causes you pain, this lightweight mobility scooter allows you to do a lot
more than you could with a cane or wheelchair. Our patent-pending Walk Aid Scooter offers mobility freedom to people who have normal balance but suffer from hip, knee or foot conditions. This walking scooter looks different than traditional mobility aids such as a cane or wheelchair, but allows a user to easily get around while taking weight off lower extremities.
Call it a seated knee walker alternative, an arthritis scooter, peripheral neuropathy scooter, you name it, the applications for this mobility aid are nearly endless.
Who can benefit from this walking aid:
Our walking scooter has top-quality components:
Why are the advantages of a Walk Aid Scooter over a cane or wheelchair?
Cane: Using a cane is slow and is hard to get very far. It also takes a lot of coordinating effort to take pressure off the affected side. Our scooter lets you sit back and glide effortlessly.
Wheelchair: The average wheelchair is 28" wide, making it difficult to pass through a standard 30"-wide doorway. Our scooter handlebars are only 18" wide, allowing the user to breeze through narrow doorways and get close to kitchen counters. A manual wheelchair is harder to push and slower, while you can easily use one foot to propel our scooter. The scooter also includes a psychological perk--seating is higher than a wheelchair seat, so that a scooter user can carry on a conversation at almost a face-to-face level with someone standing. The scooter's upright positon is also easy on the back.
How was the scooter designed?
My focus was to create a safe, modern mobility aid. When I was designing the scooter, I wanted to make sure that a user could stop in case they went down a hill or driveway. I decided against using the weak drum or antiquated spoon-type brakes that were first used on high wheeler bicycles of the 1800's and are now standard on walkers and knee walkers. I also opted against the small hard wheels used on knee walkers and rollators.
In the interest of safety and comfort, I went with reliable bicycle brakes and shock-absorbing pneumatic tires.
Call it a seated knee walker alternative, an arthritis scooter, peripheral neuropathy scooter, you name it, the applications for this mobility aid are nearly endless.
Who can benefit from this walking aid:
- People with hip, knee, ankle or foot arthritis.
- People with painful feet from peripheral neuropathy, including diabetic neuropathy.
- People with trouble walking distances or standing because of lower extremity pain.
- People with a lower extremity condition such as ankle or Achilles tendon strains and sprains, metatarsalgia (ball of foot pain), and plantar fasciitis.
- Anyone with normal balance who wants to take weight off their feet while getting around inside or outdoors.
- Grandparents who want to keep up with their grandchildren on outings.
Our walking scooter has top-quality components:
- Bicycle hand brakes that give great stopping power when paired with aluminum rims
- A telescoping, folding aluminum handlebar steer
- Quick-adjust levers on the seat and handlebars
- A reinforced aluminum frame
- Pneumatic 12" tires that roll effortlessly over rough pavement and uneven sidewalks
- Durable aluminum rims and hubs
- Padded comfort spring seat
Why are the advantages of a Walk Aid Scooter over a cane or wheelchair?
Cane: Using a cane is slow and is hard to get very far. It also takes a lot of coordinating effort to take pressure off the affected side. Our scooter lets you sit back and glide effortlessly.
Wheelchair: The average wheelchair is 28" wide, making it difficult to pass through a standard 30"-wide doorway. Our scooter handlebars are only 18" wide, allowing the user to breeze through narrow doorways and get close to kitchen counters. A manual wheelchair is harder to push and slower, while you can easily use one foot to propel our scooter. The scooter also includes a psychological perk--seating is higher than a wheelchair seat, so that a scooter user can carry on a conversation at almost a face-to-face level with someone standing. The scooter's upright positon is also easy on the back.
How was the scooter designed?
My focus was to create a safe, modern mobility aid. When I was designing the scooter, I wanted to make sure that a user could stop in case they went down a hill or driveway. I decided against using the weak drum or antiquated spoon-type brakes that were first used on high wheeler bicycles of the 1800's and are now standard on walkers and knee walkers. I also opted against the small hard wheels used on knee walkers and rollators.
In the interest of safety and comfort, I went with reliable bicycle brakes and shock-absorbing pneumatic tires.
It's a walking aid that takes pressure
off your back and lower extremities.
Video: Check out the scooter demo.
Video: This lightweight walking aid scooter can provide a mobility solution for someone with hip, knee, or foot arthritis or other conditions.
Video: How to use the Walk Aid seated scooter
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