Some wheelchair accessories are the type that you want to keep close by, preferably attached to your wheelchair in some way, even if you dont need to use the accessory everyday, it can be handy having it there ready and saves you time hunting around for it.

A tyre pump may not be the type of thing that you need all of the time, but if you do keep one attached to your wheelchair then you can relax knowing that it’s there and ready for you immediately if your tyres need to be pumped up.

Because a tyre pump doesn’t weigh very much at all and can easily be clipped to your wheelchair, it is not something that is going to cause any balance problems to your wheelchair and wont get in the way either.

A clip on bracket allows you to attach the pump to the wheelchair easily so that any time you are out and about, you’re prepared, for example in the case of having a slow puncture, at least you have a way of being able to get your tyre inflated enough to get you to where you are going or back home.

A wheelchair tyre pump can be purchased from bin-to.co.uk

With some people only needing the temporary use of a mobility aid it’s handy that there are companies out there that you can hire various mobility products from when you know that you wont need the item on a long term basis and dont want to have to fork out a substantial sum of money.

You can read about some of the benefits of mobility rentals and hire but you also need to know when you should hire and when you should actually invest in the purchase of a mobility product.

If you only need to use a mobility aid for a few days or weeks and the cost overall would be substantially less than actually buying one then it makes sense to just hire what you need the use of.

On a longer term basis it might work out better for you to actually purchase the item but longer term use is not the only reason to purchase because you may only need to use something for a month or so and the cost for hiring for that time could work out to be the same or more if you just purchased the mobility aid.

Sometimes when you see the daily cost of hiring, it doesn’t look very much at all and some people might not bother calculating just how much they will spend over the duration of their rental, but it is actually very important to add up how much the rental of the aid will cost you over the amount of time that you know that you need it for.

Of course at times it may not be possible to know for sure how long you are going to need to use a mobility aid for, you may hire at first in order to test a product out and then invest in actually purchasing later on, and this may be your plan from the start where you know how much you are willing to spend and can prevent yourself from excess cost on rental.

Some people may even hire a mobility aid when they know that the cost would work out the same as an actual purchase over the time that they need to use it for but this may suit them just fine because they might not want the extra work of trying to sell on their unwanted mobility aid once they are finished with it and prefer the ease of being able  to quickly hand back what they hired at the end.

Whatever your needs may be, however long you may need a mobility aid for, do work out the best solution for yourself, taking into consideration the overall cost, whether you might need the use of the aid again in the near future and if it might be best only to hire, or to actually buy the mobility aid from the start.

For some people that need to use a walking frame they may not find the standard type suitable for them, issues with grip and the persons own disabilities may make it more difficult to grip the frame in the usual hand grip area and this could cause the user to feel more unsteady and vulnerable.

What may be more suitable for some users is a forearm walker, there are padded cushion areas on each side section of the frame and the frame is height adjustable so that the person can rest their forearms on the frame which can create more of a secure feeling for the user and better balance and allows them to rest comfortably in between movements.

There are upward facing handles at the front ends of the forearm cushions for the user to grip with their hands, this mean that the user has a comfortable grip without downward pressure on their hands and comfort for their forearms and a much easier resting position.

Castors on the front aid the user in moving forward, with rubber tips on the back legs of the frame for safety when stationary, the frame is still lightweight but also still able to support substantial bodyweight like other types of frames available, the max user weight is up to 25st.

If you find the usual type of walker less suitable for you, you may get on better with a forearm walker and feel more steady with a frame of this type.