ActiveMSers has reviewed and vigorously tested manual wheelchairs designed to handle the rigors of exploring the outdoors. The results of our off-road wheelchair evaluation surprised on a number of levels, and not just on the hiking trail.

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Disability mobility scooters are a godsend if you have walking issues. The issue? Most are heavy and not easily portable without a lift. Enter the travel scooter: lightweight, nimble, and foldable. ActiveMSers tested and reviewed the best on the market.

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Having used a wheelchair on and off since 2009, and full-time since 2018, Health Central turned to me for advice on what to look for when buying a new manual wheelchair, power wheelchair, or scooter,
when you have multiple sclerosis.

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Walking aids for people tend to be straightforward: canes, poles or crutches for modest assistance, a rollator for more support, and then a full-on walker (tennis balls optional). But there is another radical option: The Alinker, the world’s first walking bike.

Going to the beach when you use a wheelchair or scooter used to be near impossible, but with the advent of beach wheelchairs—with huge, inflatable tires—exploring the sand once again became a
reality. The new danger? Getting swept out to sea!

There is a common misconception that people who use wheelchairs are “confined” or “trapped” in one. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead, look at wheelchairs as freeing, which is what I told the editors at Web MD.