At a tense time during the Cold War, Jerry Peppel answered his nation’s call. In January of 1966, the Florida native reported for assignment as a member of the U.S. Army where he graduated from Office Candidate School. Jerry was assigned to Headquarters, Battery, 2D Battalion, 6th Artillery 3D Armored Division (Spearhead) in Gelenhausen, Germany.…
Did you know?… In the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, the leading rehab shower commode chair (RSCC) was manufactured by Everest&Jennings. The E&J RSCC was very popular among veterans during that time. When their old E&J chair wore out, many looked for a chair with a similar seat. In 2015, while working closely with the VA…
People come in all shapes and sizes. It is unrealistic to think that a standard seat on a rehab shower chair can fit every client. Larger clients may require additional space in their chair. For those clients who require more width for their rehab shower chair than what is provided on a standard size 18”-wide…
For the stainless steel SP model rehab shower commode chair, Raz Design offers a choice of either 22” or 24” diameter wheels. In Canada and Europe, 22” is the more popular option. However, in the US, the overwhelming majority of clients specify the 24” wheels. One reason for this may be that historically, both Everest…
For clients with narrow hips, some dealers and therapists have asked Raz to supply 16”-wide seats for on 18”-wide frames. Since a minimum frame width of 18” is needed to fit over a toilet, why wouldn’t a 16”-wide seat be appropriate? Here’s why: Using a client’s hip width to determine seat width in a wheelchair…
Like most high-end wheelchairs, the Raz-SP (Self Propel model) rehab shower chair offers fore/aft rear wheel adjustment. The Raz-SP is normally shipped with the axle plate positioned under the back posts to provide a high level of rearward stability. In order to make the chair easier to propel, the rear wheels can be moved forward…