How Do Stair Lifts Work?
Special Populations For the elderly or disabled, mobility becomes a critical issue. Everything from walking to getting out of a chair can put a strain on those people. Simply imagine how it must be when trying to climb up a flight of stairs. Thankfully, there are ways to make that a much more manageable. This article will discuss one of those methods: stair lifts. Stairs and Injuries Climbing a set of stairs can be a chore, even to able-bodied people. You can burn 200 calories just climbing flights of stairs for 20 minutes. That means your body is doing a lot of work trying to fight gravity. Walking up and down stairs puts wear and tear on your hips and ankle joints. For the elderly that have atrophying muscles and a weaker bone structure, one misstep on the stairs can lead to a serious fall. Devices like a stair lift can help prevent such accidents. Home Escalator For One The basic stair lift provides an automated system of getting someone up one set of stairs utilizing a powered mobi
