MoveSmart Advice Hub
Explore practical buying guides, safety advice, and everyday support articles from MoveSmart. Our guides are designed to help people, families, and carers choose the right mobility equipment with more confidence.
Understand product options, comfort features, and practical considerations before you choose mobility equipment.
Find straightforward tips on safer daily use, maintenance, and setup for common mobility aids and equipment.
Get guidance shaped by real-world mobility needs, with practical support from the MoveSmart team in Taupō.
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Comfort and pressure relief are not the same. Compare ordinary cushions with dedicated pressure-care options, including iCare Supporta, ThermoPad, bariatric and Reform seating.
Compare bedside commodes, folding and heavy-duty commode chairs, wheeled shower commodes and 3-in-1 commode wheelchairs to choose practical toileting support.
A practical guide to higher-capacity mobility and daily-living equipment, including walkers, wheelchairs, seating, bathroom aids, scooters and powerchairs. Learn why safe working load, fit, width, transfer space and home access all matter.
Powerchair, power wheelchair and electric wheelchair are often used interchangeably. This guide explains the practical differences between folding travel chairs, full-size powerchairs, powered seating and outdoor models so you can compare the right features.
Standing aids, transfer boards, discs and slide sheets support different movements. Now compares VertiHelp with the new Rehasense Gateway alongside other transfer options.
Wheelchair seat width affects comfort, posture, propulsion, doorway clearance and how easy a chair is to transport. This practical guide explains how to measure, what allowance to consider and why choosing an unnecessarily wide wheelchair can create its own problems.
Choosing a mobility scooter for hills and rough NZ terrain? Learn how slope rating, motor power, tyres, suspension and ground clearance matter.
Folding or dismantling travel scooter? Compare total weight, heaviest piece, boot loading and popular portable mobility scooters in NZ.
Compare raised toilet seats, freestanding options such as Spryly Poise, over-toilet frames and toilet surrounds, plus when a commode is the better solution.
