HOW TO USE CRUTCHES

 Lets face it, crushers suck, but if you are like millions of people every year who find themselves diagnosed with a lower leg injury, you may find yourself required to be non - weight bearing and crutches may just be one of the mobility option suggested.

Maybe you had the misfortune of tearing you Achilles tendon while playing basketball, undergoing surgery for plantar fascistic or simply spraining you ankle when stepping off a curb. Any of these common injuries can be non -weight bearing and can lead to having to learn how to used the most hated device you will ever use underarm crutches.

Lets us help you with the following pointers on how to walk with crutches, and afterwards we will offer you another crutch option that you may not have been aware of.

When learning how to use crutches, it is important to remember that they require balance, dexterity upper body strength and the use of both hands. It will undoubtedly take practice master and we highly recommend you practice in a large open are with event ground as obstacles such as uneven terrain.Or having to navigate in small spaces, Will greatly impede you progress. One you have it down and are walking with crutches.

Lets us help you with the following pointers on how to walk with crutches, and afterwards, we will offer you another crutch option that you may not have been aware of.

When learning how to use crutches. It is important to remember that they require balance,dexterity upper body strength and the use of both hands. It will undoubtedly take practice to master and we highly recommend you practice in a large, Open area with event ground as obstacles such as uneven terrain or having to navigate in small space will greatly impede you progress once you have it down and are walking with crutches you will still be severely limited in you ability to perform daily activities but you will never forget how to used them.

STEP 1 ADJUST HEIGHT 

￫ Shoes Selection - First make sure that your crutches are adjusted properly for you height. It your height. It is best to decide on one pair of shoes that you will be able to wear during most of your recovery and make the height adjustable to you crutches while wearing them. Wearing differently soled shoes during this time means that you will need to readjust the crutches accordingly

￫ Height - Adjustable the height of the crutch so that the top of the crutch is positioned under you arm. but approximately 1.5 - 2 inches below your armpit. Avoid jamming the crutches into your armpits besides being painful this is not how crutches were designed to be used. For optimal performance you weight should be concentrated on you hands and the hand grips. Also avoid letting you shoulders carry any of the weight.This can lead shoulder pain.

￫ Grip height - After you get the height correctly adjustable stand naturally and adjust the hand grip to allow for a 15 degree bend in the elbow.

STEP 2 USING YOU CRUTCHES 

￫ While standing on you uninjured foot and holding you injured foot off of the ground, Place both crutch tips on the ground in front of you, slightly more that hip width apart and approximately 12 in chase in front of you good foot. (The longer you legs, the longer your sited )

￫ Gripping the hand grips, awing you body forward leaning on your crutches for support.

￫ Let you entire weight be supported by the crutches as you lift your uninjured foot and place in one single step in front of the resting crutch tips. The distance should be short enough that you feel stable about 12 inches. Remember to keep your injured foot off the ground at all times.

￫ Repeat the process

For optimal performance you weight should be concentrated on your hands and the hand grip. Also avoid letting your shoulders carry any of the weight , this can lead to shoulder pain.