The good thing about high back chairs apart from the support that they give is that they are available in different designs and you can have them with the winged cushion areas too, thats where there’s extra side support near the upper part of the backrest.

They are suitable for peoples own homes, as well as care homes and hospitals so they lend themselves quite well to providing good support and comfort to users.

High back chairs support the head and back in a comfortable position and are strongly built chairs that usually have a long life.

With the winged versions of these types of chairs some support is there should the user fall asleep and these side winged cushions will help support the users head.

Prices for high backed chairs will be aroung £200 upwards, depending on the features of the chair, whether they can be adjusted and the materials that they are made from.

For individuals needing a stronger walking frame than is usually used by most people, they have the opportunity to purchase a bariatric walking frame that is designed just like the others but with the ability to support more body weight, often up to around 50 Stone.

They are usually solid but still light weight so that using the frame doesn’t require excessive effort, you will find rigid and folding bariatric frames and they are usually height adjustable.

Diffirence in price occurs with bariatric frames because they are strong and solid enough to support extra body weight so prices will often vary from around £150 – £280 depending on what you’re looking for.

As technology improves over the years and designers of products get a better understanding of what people want and need it means that products get closer each time to what people are looking for.

The mobility market has seen great improvement over the years with better designs and more new products that make a difference to the daily living of individuals with disabilities.

Of importance is the fact that a wide selection caters for different ages, body sizes and people that may have more than one mobility issue to deal with, many mobility aids are about giving the user as much independence as possible and assist in allowing the user to do what they want to, with as much comfort and as little challenge as possible.

No matter how much new information the designers and manufacturers can gather about mobility products it’s the users of the products themselves that really have the best understanding as they use them often enough to know and understand how various aids can be improved and redesigned to make them even better.

A question to the consumers of mobility aids is, how have you found mobility aids improving for you during your time using them? If you’re a long term user of mobility aids, what has been the most significant improvement that you have seen and experienced?

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