Evidence is mounting that time spent outdoors, getting into nature, can have the same therapeutic benefits as expensive drugs or counselling.
Many people with a disability believe that their ability to enjoy nature in an indoor/outdoor wheelchair is important to their health and wellbeing. But wheelchair funders often dismiss outdoor recreation as an unnecessary luxury. Now science is proving that getting into nature can be vital for good health. The evidence is clear. Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium in the US, always looking for more cost-effective alternatives that deliver better outcomes. After reviewing the latest evidence about outdoor therapies, Vice President of Total Health Partnerships, Tyler Norris, summed it up as follows:
For people with full mobility, the implication is to offer discounts or give subsidies for getting out into nature. For people who rely on powered wheelchairs to get around, the implication is that higher costs of quality indoor/outdoor power chairs may well be justified by a long-term therapeutic value as a means to get outdoors and get into life. Experience a world that’s not flat! Power Mobility is proud to distribute the amazing range of Magic Mobility power chairs, proudly Australian owned and operated. Magic Mobility has been helping people experience the freedom and adventure that comes with a go-anywhere wheelchair since 1994. Magic has made a name for itself developing customised wheelchairs that empower end-users, by enabling them to go places that ‘standard’ wheelchairs can’t go. This world-class range of wheelchair solutions is designed to provide the highest level of independence for customers – from driving in the tightest of spaces and collapsing to fit in the back of a station wagon, to giving users with highly limited movement the ability to achieve a level of independence previously not possible. Like to test-drive a Magic chair? Take a closer look at our extensive range of Magic Mobility power chairs here, or call us to arrange a trial. If you have any questions, please call the friendly Power Mobility team on (07) 2102 7563.
