Diane H
Senior member
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Messages
- 652
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/1985
- Country
- US
- State
- IN
- City
- Fort Wayne
Reclining in the chair will add a lot of length to the chair and make turns from a typical hallway nearly impossible. But I am not sure why you would need to be continually reclined in your wheelchair in the future. Some small degree of tilt and/or recline should be comfortable with a proper headrest to keep your head up and lateral trunk supports to keep you centered. The human body breathes best when upright so I don't know why breathing would be worse sitting up. Anyway, unless you hang out in the hallway a lot, ("Hall Party at Doglady's tonight! BYOB!) you should be able to tolerate sitting up for the time it takes to move to the other rooms.