Why+not+an+electric+wheelchair

"Electric wheelchairs are generally large and heavy and therefore difficult to transport in other vehicles. They are also very costly; they require complicated and therefore expensive maintenance – often 10 times greater than for conventional hand-powered wheel- chairs. Most importantly, electric wheelchairs lack any kind of re- habilitative value. Most people who become disabled due to inju- ries need to continue, and sometimes increase, the physical ac- tivity for the injured areas of their bodies. Without adequate exer- cise of the unaffected areas of the body, muscles atrophy and what is more important, there are fundamental changes in food digestion since there is not enough glucose and other important substances such as vitamins and minerals supplied to the body cells. Additionally, because of the reduction in physical activity, the function of the pancreas, liver, kidneys and heart is signifi- cantly diminished. Circulatory problems may emerge and the en- tire immune system may be threatened. After several months of using an electric wheelchair, serious changes and enfeeblement of the immune system appear leaving the user, besides suffering low renewal of body cells and accelerated ageing, especially vul- nerable to bacterial and viral infections." //from mycycle.si//