Wheels And Tyres; Use - Bischoff & Bischoff Senio SRL Instruction Manual

Senio SRL
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| Rollator

4.8. Wheels and tyres

Your rollator is equipped with flat-proof PU wheels 200 x 50 mm.

5. Use

Walking
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Make your first attempts to walk with the rollator on a flat, firm surface.
Familiarise yourself with the function of the brakes. Let someone
accompany you during this initial period.
For optimal support by the rollator, the push handles must be set at
proper height (sec 4.6, p. 14).
When walking with the rollator try to stay as close as possible with
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the body to the push handles. This improves your stability and
safety against tipping over. Try to generally walk in the rollator and
not behind it. Take small steps and do not push the rollator too far
ahead.
You can determine the change of direction and speed by pushing
the rollator. Always use the brakes to slow down your movement. The
rollator could otherwise turn with the unbraked wheel and the braked
wheel, and could fall over.
22 Go around obstacles whenever possible. Try to use ramps or take lifts. If
this is not possible, the rollator must be carried over the obstacle. Find
a second person to help you do this, if possible.
To negotiate small obstacles such as ledges or thresholds, use the tip
assist (Fig. 22) to tip the rollator (Fig. 23).
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