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I just received my manual wheelchair for use when out and about. It isnt practical to use it inside my home with the thick pile carpet and the 3 flights of stairs I have to walk up.

I worry about how to stay ambulatory when I am using it for a good portion of the day. I take a lot of pain medicine for my PN and both feet/ankles are braced with Arizona Boot AFOs and I have been using forearm crutches to get around. This has been very impractical at work though since as a teacher I need to be able to work with the kids and be mobile.

Hence the wheelchair, it has been a great releif to be able to take the pressure off my feet and releive some of the pain and hopefully I can get off some of the medinces I am on but I dont want my legs to atrophy and stiffen.

I have tried walking and swimming. I can do weights if I am sitting down, but nothing with my legs or feet.

Also, does anyone have any creative ideas for how to easily load a folding wheelchair into the back seat of pickup with an access cab?