What Every Podiatrist Should Know About Purchasing Podiatry Equipment

By Jeffrey Bateson

For your podiatry practice, it's very important to purchase the best podiatry equipment available. In this equipment-purchasing department, buying the best possible podiatry chairs is one of the biggest responsibilities. In making such an important investment as this, you'll be wise to choose the podiatry chairs with the utmost long-term-satisfaction potential.

There are a lot of things to consider when buying podiatry chairs. For instance, it would be wise to compare the different brands of podiatry chairs for their features and functioning abilities. For such an important podiatry equipment investment, you'll want to make sure that you buy state-of-the-art; aesthetically pleasing and elegant; comfortable; and CSA-approved chairs. They should be durable and long-lasting; operate quietly and smoothly; have the ability to convert to a mobile chair; have power lift, back, and tilt functions; have many accessory options; come with either foot control or remote hand control; have two-user programmable positions that allow rapid movement to often-used positions; and have a removable debris tray.

Podiatry chairs are commonly built to handle a maximum weight of 350 pounds, but this information is often absent in the product's literature. There are, however, podiatry chairs that are designed with a 650-pound capacity, and there's even a bariatric podiatry chair model with an 800-pound capacity. It's also important for podiatry chairs to have adjustable foot rests that accommodate very tall patients, and to be able to go as low as 21 inches in height for disabled and older patients.

You'll be smart to investigate any company you're thinking of dealing with in order to ascertain that it is a stable, reliable business with a good track record. You'll want to find out if they have a professional, honest, and knowledgeable sales team that will provide you with easy access to the information and literature you need on their products. You'll benefit to know if they are dedicated to helping you select the best possible model or models of podiatry equipment.

You'll want to be sure of getting excellent ongoing customer service and support from the company you choose. You'll want to know if they have a simple ordering process. You'll also need assurance that they have a properly trained installation crew that will meticulously install your new podiatry chairs. You'll want to see how they compare with other possible providers in warrantee coverage and in how fast and well they honor their warrantees when they do repairs in your geographical area. You might be interested to know if the company you choose does any customizations on their chairs, such as upholstery, colors, laminate, and special foams. You might even be curious about where their podiatry equipment is manufactured.

You'll certainly want to compare the various top brands of podiatry chairs for price and quality. You'll surely want to choose the best quality, best-designed, and most versatile chairs on the market, as long as the price is competitive or at least affordable. No matter the brand you ultimately choose, you'll want to finally own the podiatry equipment that you'll never ever have to worry about. - 30519

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