High back wheelchair is mainly used by the high paraplegia and critical patients, but its originally designed for the high paraplegic and the elderly infirm groups. The patients who have a better balance or control to their bodies, the ordinary wheelchair, which back is lower is more preferable to such kind of patients, it allows the patients to have a more flexible posture.
If the patients are poor at balancing and body control, not capable to sit on their own, head control is weak, and could only stay in bed should choose the high back wheelchair. Because the purpose of purchasing a wheelchair is to expand the circle of living, to allow the user leave the places they always stay at.
We will one day not able to leave the bed on our own, just the same as those patients eventually. We ought to be empathized to those patients, they will also want to have a meal with their families, but there is no way to bring your bed into the restaurant, don’t you? A high back wheelchair is necessary for this kind of situation.