A hi-low bed—sometimes called a high-low bed or a height-adjustable bed— is a fully adjustable bed with an expanded head, foot, and height adjustability. The bed moves up and down at the touch of a button on its remote control. These are perfect beds for people in home-healthcare or assisted living situations.
Many Hi-Lo adjustable beds are electrically powered, with handy remotes that can make the process of making height adjustments easier. Users can then raise or lower the bed according to their preferences, and they can put themselves into a better position for added comfort.A hi-low hospital bed is a fully adjustable bed with an enhanced head, foot, and height adjustability. These beds often come with special features for added comfort and convenience to the patient and the caretaker.
Benefit from a Hi-low Hospital Bed?
These beds are designed to bring comfort to people with a range of health conditions or mobility issues. Since they are completely adjustable, they help the user to position themselves as needed. They also improve circulation, ensure easier transferring (for both the patient and caregiver), and so much more. There is no standard condition, but oftentimes, people who require hi-low beds have conditions such as:
– Users with heart conditions, such as heart failure, heart disease, angina, etc.
– Users with debilitating musculoskeletal diseases such as muscular dystrophy, paralysis, past polio, or multiple sclerosis.
– Those with workman’s compensation injuries, amputations, congenital birth defects, automobile accident injuries, and even military injuries.
– Those who need postoperative care for hip, leg, knee, spinal, or other surgeries that require them to be confined to a bed for a length of time.
– Sufferers of chronic respiratory diseases, such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, etc.
– Sufferers of gastrointestinal problems – hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, and colitis.
– People who need to stay bedridden due to any other reason.