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A recliner Recliner aboard a business jet. A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. [1] [2] It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.
Lift chairs, also known as lift recliners or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base and so assists the user to a standing position. In the United States, lift chairs qualify as durable medical equipment under Medicare Part B. [1]
A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or cart) is often equipped with variable height frames, wheels, tracks, or skids. Stretchers are primarily used in acute out-of-hospital care situations by emergency medical services (EMS), military, and search and rescue ...
Morris chairs feature a seat with a reclining back and moderately high armrests, which give the chair an old-style appearance. The characteristic feature of a Morris chair is a hinged back, set between two un-upholstered arms, with the reclining angle adjusted through a row of pegs, holes or notches in each arm.
Reclining chair or recliner, being in an armchair or sofa that adjusts so that the back rest lowers and a footrest rises to allow a person to recline in a comfortable position; Reclining position or supine, the anatomical term to describe the body being on its back, face up
Office swivel chairs, like computer chairs, usually incorporate a gas lift to adjust the height of the seat, but not usually large (e.g. recliner) swiveling armchairs. A draughtsman's chair is a swivel chair without wheels that is usually taller than an 'office chair' for use in front of a drawing board. They also have a foot-ring to support ...
Limited use of arms and "off-kilter gait" due to torture as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War [39] [40] Mitch McConnell: Republican: Kentucky: U.S. Senator Senate Republican Leader: Upper left leg was paralyzed by a polio attack at age two, but recovered after receiving treatment and physical therapy Allen B. Morse: Democratic: Michigan ...
A sleeper hold may refer to: A type of chokehold; A pre-MMA term for a version of the rear naked choke used in professional wrestling matches; A travel pillow invented by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor Rener Gracie