Differences between a Stair Lift and a Chair Lift

As the years go by, we tend to age. With age comes a handful of difficulties and problems. The loss of mobility and the development of sickness and diseases arise around every other corner, and family members moving away leave you impaired. The loss of mobility is one of the most difficult things to handle when you get older. It can be hard to figure out how to rearrange your life to accommodate your limited mobility. More often than not, the loss of mobility gives you too much pain while performing day-to-day tasks that seemed easy before. The most common source of pain can be your staircase. Some people rearrange their entire life to leave their staircase out of the equation. It can be an extremely exhausting task to live your entire life in one section of your home. Throughout your older years, it gets rather important to keep your independence. Stair lift chairs in New Orleans offer you the chance to remain independent and still have access to your stairs.

The Benefits of Stair Lifts

Stair lifts can be extremely beneficial for you or your family members. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out when the right time is to get a stair lift. If you have limited mobility, but a home with more than one floor, chances are you should think about getting a stair lift. A stair lift is designed to help people with constant pain or limited mobility access every section of their home. A doctor or physical therapist can recommend whether or not they think it is time for you to get a stair lift, but at the end of the day it's your decision.

Often when people install a stair lift, they simply regret getting one installed sooner. Stair lifts are not always right for every condition and lifestyle, though. Some staircases may not even be able to hold a stair lift, so other accommodations might be more easily made. Your staircase might be too narrow to fit a stair lift, or not strong enough to support that type of machinery. If you still have a range of mobility, but slight pain when walking up and down stairs, you might want to wait before installing a stair lift. In some cases, your joints and muscles will degenerate faster if you stop using them regularly. Getting a stair lift might help that slight pain that you felt, but they will also cause you to get weaker if you don't use those muscles any longer. If you are overweight, you might be limited to the kind of stair lift that you are able to get. Sometimes you might not be able to get a stair lift at all. Be sure to always check the maximum weight capacities.

What’s the Difference?

Many people do not realize the difference between a stair lift and a chair lift because they both help people with mobility issues move with ease up and down the stairs. A chair lift is a piece of machinery that helps people in wheelchairs. A stair lift has a padded seat and a seat belt which you sit in that helps you safely move up and down the stairs. A chair lift is a flat piece of machinery that you are able to place a wheelchair on. The chair lift will then safely transport you up and down the stairs or in and out of a car.

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