Cold and rain in a wheelchair

Published : 2020-12-02 09:00:00
Categories : News

How does this cold and rainy season affect you? There are many people to whom the cold does not feel good, affecting their health and also their mood. It often happens that we reduce our time away from home, since it is more uncomfortable and therefore, we reduce our physical activity and our social contact with it.

Body temperature measures the human body's ability to generate and eliminate heat. It is generated by our own metabolism. This temperature varies throughout our lives, and also depends on each person, their age and their physical activity.

For this reason, the elderly or people with reduced mobility have more control over cold periods and should be more careful and protect themselves. But it must be borne in mind that staying at home is not recommended as a solution, since they could cause other problems due to lack of mobility, such as muscle atrophy or muscle contractures, and at a psychological level, such as depression or apathy (by reducing social contact). So it is best to protect yourself from the cold and continue with your daily routines.

To protect yourself from the cold, it is essential to wear warm clothing, without forgetting to protect your hands and feet, with gloves and good shoes. Low temperatures tend to affect older people by drying out their skin, which causes them to be unable to properly regulate their temperature. In the case of people with reduced mobility who go in a wheelchair, it is also necessary to protect their legs, helping to regulate the temperature and generating greater well-being.

We know that it involves a greater effort, in the latter case, but there are a variety of products on the market to provide that extra protection from the cold, and also for rainy days.

We detail what you can find on our website:

Waterproof thermal bag

Provides the user with an adequate temperature, guaranteeing their protection against high temperatures. It is waterproof and protects from cold thanks to its external composition of Saniluxe and internal of Rhovyl fiber. It is available in various sizes.

Thermoregulatory holding blanket

Provides warmth and protection, also supports the patient avoiding unwanted movements. It is waterproof and protects from cold thanks to its external composition of Saniluxe and internal of Rhovyl fiber. It fastens and gathers with polypropylene tape and buckle closure. It is available in various sizes.

Raincoat

It has a poncho-type design, easy to use and allows mobility. With reflective bands to be visible. It has an adjustment system to adapt the raincoat to the wheelchair.

New model: Raincoat for electric wheelchair or scooter.

Cover

Cover for the electric wheelchair or scooter, in this way it will remain in perfect condition. It is waterproof.

Handwarmer

We recommend it for people who generally have cold hands. It has a polyester strap of the hand warmer that makes it adjustable and favors protection. Its composition is in Saniluxe polyurethane and the interior of Rhovyl fiber. It is available in black and checkered.

Wheelchair backrest, seat and armrests

We recommend for the cold and rainy seasons that the backrests, seats and armrests of the wheelchairs used are made of fabrics that provide shelter, in addition to providing comfort and being anti-bedsore. They will help protect from the cold.