How we check

By VerifiedCareData. Last updated October 25, 2026.

We pick gear from public records, not from hands-on testing. Every number on a product comes from the maker's own spec sheet. Every product is checked against FDA records, and each check shows the date we did it. Amazon prices on our pages refresh every night.

The short version

• Specs come from the maker. Weight limit, handle height, seat height, width and weight come from the maker's spec sheet or manual, linked on the page. If the maker doesn't publish a number, we write "not published." We never fill in a typical number.
• We compare the maker's sheet with the Amazon listing. When they disagree, the page says so and shows both.
• We check FDA records, with dates. We look up each maker's FDA registration and search FDA's recall database for the product type. Each page shows the date of that check and links to the record.
• Amazon prices refresh nightly. We read prices and stock from Amazon every night. A price older than 24 hours is hidden, and we show a product only while Amazon sells it new and in stock.
• We don't test products by hand, and we never say we did. We don't give star ratings.
• No one pays to be picked. We earn a small commission on some Amazon links. It never decides the pick.
• Medicare rules come from Medicare. We link medicare.gov and CMS policy articles. Billing codes sit in a short note at the bottom of a page, for people who need them.

How we choose a pick

We start with the models the top buying guides recommend most for each need. We keep the ones that fit the need, have no FDA recall naming them, and are sold new on Amazon. Then we pick the one with the clearest maker specs for the most common situation, and we list the others by who they suit best. Each guide says why its pick won, in one line.

Corrections

We re-check Amazon prices every night. We re-check product specs against the maker's spec sheet and FDA records, and each page shows the date we last did. When we find an error, we fix it and update the page's "updated" date. If a number on a page doesn't match the source it links, that link is how you can check us.

Who we are

VerifiedCareData is an independent publisher. No one here is a doctor, nurse or therapist, and we don't claim any clinical credential. We publish equipment facts, not medical advice. If a doctor or therapist has told you what to use, follow them.

What we don't do

We don't give medical advice. We don't tell you whether to have surgery, when to put weight on a leg, or how to manage pain or medicine. Those are questions for your doctor or therapist.

How we make money

Some links go to Amazon, and we earn a small commission if you buy. It doesn't change your price. It doesn't change which product we pick: we choose the pick first, using the rule above. Our Medicare pages and our free dataset have no shopping links at all.

Every fact here is meant to be checkable against the source it cites. See Corrections for how we fix errors.