Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Developed And Launched In The UK

The best part about this is that NuDrive attaches in seconds to almost any manual wheelchair with 24inch metal spoked wheels so there's no need to buy a new chair.

It even has brakes and goes in reverse! I hope we see this here in the US before too long.

This also looks to be a fairly simple process too of just modifying the wheelchair, and for those without a lot of strength in their arms, boy this can make getting around so much easier. BD

A number of prominent people in the disability industry were present at the launch of NuDrive - the world's first lever-drive propulsion accessory for manual wheelchairs. NuDrive reduces the force needed to self-propel by up to 40% and was launched on 7th October by Peter Gage, Chairman of the NHS National Wheelchair Managers' Forum, at the Aspire National Training Centre.

The revolutionary NuDrive system was conceived by Robert Orford when he was just 19. Now, after six years of research and development, NuDrive is available in the UK. This breakthrough technology for improving wheelchair propulsion is set to increase independence for millions of wheelchair users around the world, enabling them to propel themselves further with greater ease, and with less strain on the body.

Medical research indicates that reducing the force needed to propel a chair helps to protect the arms and shoulders of wheelchair users. Existing clinical research also shows that lever-drives can shift the shoulder loading and, in this way, reduce shoulder degradation and injury.