Not every Walker makes the everyday life in old age really easier. And often the standard walkers on prescription, which give their owners more Trouble than joy. The Stiftung Warentest in a study of twelve walkers found out (“test”output-3/2019).
Four of them were so-called cross-moths made of steel, for 60 to 100 euros per device. Due to the low price health insurance companies often pay only for those walkers, in the Test, all four sections but rather poor: Three of the four candidates, only the grade of “sufficient”, the Fourth is even a “Poor” – were due to potentially carcinogenic pollutants in the handle. The model is not since the autumn of 2018 but on the market, explained the Foundation is relying on the manufacturer.
the main point of criticism of the standard models is the weight. This Problem is not solved by the Amendment to the list of materials and Equipment, the top Association of insurance companies (GKV) has announced that Statutory sick on Tuesday. According to the plans Walker will weigh in the future, a maximum of ten pounds. This criterion, three of the four tested standard models, but now – with a weight of between nine and ten pounds, you are still too heavy, was the opinion of the Tester.
Light and expensive rollators only in exceptional cases, to recipe
In combination with the cumbersome operation of the heavy-duty steel rollators are use in everyday life to: cobblestones or gravel paths can thus be difficult to navigate kerbs to be the insurmountable obstacle. And the cumbersome folding mechanism ensures that the cash register walkers for the Transport of difficult to fold – and even if the mechanism works, quickly lands a Finger in it.
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The Alternative to the steel cross butterflies along butterfly made of carbon or aluminum. Are you part much easier – even the heaviest contestant weighs in at only 7.5 pounds – and, thus, suitable for everyday use. Often with a handle to fold. In the Test, the majority of longitudinal get butterfly a grade of “satisfactory”, “good” are the models of Vital Carbon of Russka and Troja 2G Premium by Topro for 535 or 410 Euro. The other longitudinal moths are more affordable, with prices starting from about 200 Euro, but still significantly more expensive than the cross-butterflies.
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great light, and expensive rollators there are only in exceptional cases, on prescription, and explains the Foundation, for people with severe shortness of breath or muscle and joint diseases. Who can only claim a standard model, but still a better Walker, you have to pay for it themselves. The health insurance Fund to shoots then money – usually approximately as much, how would you pay for a standard rollator. (dpa)
