Old age makes you appreciate a lot of things that you took for granted when you were younger. One of these things is your knee joints. The Baz Luhrmann song, Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen says be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they are gone. Once you are at that age when your knees start to trouble you it can make simple things like getting out of a low couch or getting up of a sofa and huge task and one that can be painful as well.
This is where handicap lifting deviceslike lifting cushions come in. Handicap lifting devices come in all shapes and sizes and perform many different functions and lifting cushions are just one of them but for many people a simple lifting cushion can be a life saver. A lifting cushion is a cushion that you sit on and that has within it a set of hydraulic lift jacks which physically lift the cushion anywhere form a few inches to half a foot or so off the base and push you up along with it as well. This little boost that the lifting cushion gives is just enough to help people with knee trouble, arthritis and other bone and joint related diseases able to get up with much more ease.
Lifting Cushions are small enough to take with you and can be placed on any seat whether it is a chair, a sofa or even an electric wheelchair. Lifting Cushions are also cheap enough that you can buy many of them and have them in every seat that you use at home. The average lifting cushion costs under a hundred dollars and even heavy duty ones for larger people still sell for under two hundred US Dollars.
You can buy lifting cushions in local stores that sell assistive devices for handicapped people as well as online at sites like Amazon.com and eBay.com. You will pay anything from about seventy US Dollars to about a hundred and seventy US Dollars depending upon the size of the lifting cushion and your body weight.
Shoulder Dolly LD1000 2-Person Lifting and Moving System
- Reduces strain and risk of injury to the low back
- Makes moving large/bulky objects much easier
- Takes up very little space, fit it behind your seat
- Eliminates floor damage
- Reduces hand and forearm strain
Shoulder Dolly Light Duty gives you a hand in moving the heavy stuff… and reduces back, arm and hand strain. You’re looking at a 2-person harness, webbing and buckle system designed by a professional mover to ease the burden of lifting heavy and bulky objects! Shoulder Dolly lets 2 movers lift in an upright position instead of bending over, so they use shoulder and leg muscles instead of their backs, hands, biceps and forearms. Both movers slip into their harnesses, adjust webbing for differences in their heights and the weight of the object, place webbing under the object, and lift. Movin’ on up: Recommended weight capacity up to 400 lbs. Encourages safe lifting techniques and reduces injury risk; Eliminates damage caused by hand trucks and traditional dollies… no more marring walls, floors, doors and furniture; Increases efficiency; Superior to systems that utilize stronger muscles to bear weight; Excellent for going up and down staircases. Weighs 4 lbs. Make moving easier and sa
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