International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Wheelchair users are more likely to experience a range of physical and mental health problems due to their extended sat posture and inactivity, including weariness, hip joint pain, pressure sores, etc. Other related issues include increased carer dependency, lower back pain among carers, and injury occurrences during transfer help. Many elderly individuals who are able to walk are compelled to use wheelchairs because they cannot stand up independently. There is a critical need for improved wheelchair designs to boost the independence of wheelchair users because there are fewer carers and more elderly and lower limb impaired people in society. To increase independence and quality of life, the present project aimed to create a breakthrough reconfigurable wheelchair with stand-and-sit features. Subjects in their senior years who are disabled in their lower limbs. Further work presents the detailed product design and development processes of a reconfigurable wheelchair.

Keywords: Pain, wheelchair, limb, sores, limbs, wheelchairs, posture, carers, users, injury.