| A 4-wheeled rollator, one of the handicapped walkers from our home medical supply catalog. Call Us Toll Free (866) 8 CARE4U 9 am - 5 pm Pacific Time (which is Toll free (866) 822-7348) New Handicapped Walker Options Search engines use the term handicapped walker despite the negative connotations. For that reason handicapped walker is used throughout this informational article. No offense for the handicapped walker is intended. There are two main types of handicapped walker that provide several options. There are lift walkers or push walkers. Lift walkers are usually four vertical ground contacts with two of the contacts being rubber tips and the remaining two contacts small rolling wheels. The lift handicapped walkers (manual walkers) are best for those with good balance and who only need a little assistance in steadying themselves. For those seniors who will be in carpeted areas these are not the best walkers. Rollators, electric scooters or wheelchairs work better in these areas. It is more difficult for seniors to lift the handicapped walker over carpeting and the handicapped walker can become caught on carpeting causing the senior to stumble leading to a fall. To avoid this potential pitfall of handicapped walkers, rollators are recommended. People usually start out with handicapped lift walkers for several reasons. The most common reason is to just test the product and for the senior to adjust to having to use this additional help aid. Push walkers are good for carpeted areas as they have the bigger the tires for the better the traction. Push handicapped walkers have become so popular that walkers are now offered with many options. Some handicapped walkers have seats so the senior can take a break from their walking and rest for awhile. However as someone has pointed out walkers are for walking not for sitting but a handicapped walker maybe that intermediate step taken before a wheel chair or scooter is needed. If the senior can be encouraged to move under his own strength the better. While there is a time and place for wheel chairs and scooters, to keep moving as long as you can using a handicapped walker is best. The handicapped walker (push walker) also offers more stability than the lift walkers. The reason for this is the bigger wheels and there is constant contact with the floor as opposed to intermittent contact with a lift handicapped walker. Push walkers also easily adjust to different floor surfaces. While the senior may have more contact with linoleum when they do come in contact with carpeting it can be dangerous. Read more about handicapped walkers here: a, b, c, d, e Read more about cheap motorized scooters here a, b, c, d Read more about mechanical patient lifting devices: a, b, c, d, e | 
