SPECIALTY MEDICAL CHAIRS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Increasing number of hospitals and healthcare centers is driving growth of the specialty medical chairs market

Rising prevalence of disability is expected to foster growth of the specialty medical chairs market 

Rising prevalence of disability due to various factors such as increasing number of road accidents, spinal cord injuries, meningitis, and workplace injuries are expected to favor demand for wheelchairs over the forecast period. According to World Health Organization (WHO), around 10% people among the overall disabled population globally, require specialty medical chairs for their daily activities and physical movement.

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2013, over 53 million people in the U.S. were suffering from some form of disability. Furthermore, the most common type of disability found was mobility disability, which was around 1 in 8 adults among all disabled cases in 2015, as stated by CDC. Moreover, CDC also that in the U.S., around 39.6 million people aged 18 years and above are suffering from some physical functioning disability and this number is expected to increase over the forecast period. According to stats published by the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA), in 2013, in the U.S., 1 in 4 children under 20 years of age are expected to be disabled before they retire, due to various factors such as excess body weight and chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and back pain.