Ah finally!! It took so long to find a video like yours that actually shows how to walk with both legs equally weight-bearing with forearm crutches. I’m so grateful to you for making this!!

I needed this!!! I was using a cane and don’t have the money for a good chair, so I got crutches but still working on getting used to them

Thank youuu. Everything I was finding was talking about your good and bad foot, and I'm like "stop. no."

Thank you so much for this! There is such a need for this kind of content; its very hard to find! I spent so long considering wether to get forearm crutches because it was so hard to find information about using them for fatigue/chronic illness or gaits that are appropriate for those who are fully weight-bearing on both legs and just need some more stability. I've personally found my crutches very helpful and even more so thanks to your informative video!

Dude, thank you for making this. I just got a crutch for my fibro pain and fatigue and couldn’t for the life of me find a damn video about walking with them that wasn’t about amputee life. Thank you 🖤🖤

@nikkijack911

11 күн бұрын

How'd it work out? I use a rollator walker or cane depending on the day, but cane messes with my gait and walker is so bulky.

THANK YOU. this is the first vidoe I've found about using crutches like this. i just ordered a pair for myself for this exact reason and i almost didn't because i couldn't find resources on it. thanks!!

My occupational therapist taught me to put my right crutch forward with my left leg which makes it so much easier, took a while coordinating myself but it's much easier

@Og-Judy

2 жыл бұрын

Same. 😉👍🏻

Thanks for this. My feet are paralyzed and I use AFOs, and I just got forearm crutches yesterday, upgrading from a walker. I feel so wobbly with them and this helped.

I found this very useful. I’ve got spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and facet arthritis. I mostly use a walker, but decided to give IV on crutches a try especially if I go to a relatives house where there are stairs involved, or if I need to go to a place where there are tight spaces and I can’t maneuver my walker about. Thanks for sharing.

@nikkijack911

11 күн бұрын

How'd it work out for you? I have similar issues and I feel like these crutches might help me get around better

Thanks for vid. There are some super formal sounding videos by some physio therapists that make it all complicated. I just got forearm crutches. Although I am used to regular under arm crutches with no weight baring on foot since I have had a couple brakes. I want to walk, a walker is too slow and inconvenient, but just a single cane isn't enough. I have SCA (Ataxia). I want to walk and I hate using walkers if I don't have too. This video made it seem much more casual walking with crutches and that is what I was looking for.

Thanks for this video. MS is progressing and now need this type of crutches to walk. Very helpful😊

@mikibernard746

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2. My walking is getting really bad. Were you RR when you were originally diagnosed?

Thank youuuuu! I get my crutches on Monday and the only videos I've seen on how to use them are for when you're completely non- weight bearing on one side. This is the first vid I've seen with methods that are potentially viable for me

Thanks( Frederick Ataxia) here and i found your video very helpful 😉 Going to pay a bill or just going to the garage with my car is a stress,so i'll try these Thanks to watching this

This is very helpful thank you!!! Almost all the videos out there are for folks with an injured knee

So helpful! Thank you so so much :) Trying to work out mobility aids for fibro, and I was totally trying to use the crutches the third way yesterday XD It was so exhausting, but I'd only ever seen crutches used for injuries before.

@jadeybear3159

5 жыл бұрын

I'm in exactly the same boat as you

@Roitame

5 жыл бұрын

@@jadeybear3159

@jadeybear3159

5 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to use method one and two for my go to's. I feel your struggle, I have suspected arthritis in my chest and shoulders so it's a delicate balancing act between keeping legs from turning into jelly, but also keeping my arms happy

@samfrench4212

4 жыл бұрын

Intyalle Valinquen do you guys use one or two? I have fibro, and I’m starting with one. My main problem is ankles and hips

@Roitame

4 жыл бұрын

@@samfrench4212 I'm using mostly two, but have started sometimes just using one as well? I absolutely still have no idea what I'm doing XD Two months and I'm still feeling my way into things. I find new things so often still, and frequently still forget to take them at all.

Tysm, my kneecap popped out of my socket and that caused it to get loose and for it to get fractured. This helped alot

This was super helpful! I have bad knees and was thinking about getting a pair of forearm crutches from Amazon. Thanks for the tips.

This video was very helpful. I have MS and walking longer than 3/4 of a mile has been very difficult for me (as if the sun wasn't enough to keep my melanin deficient redhead arse down lol) so I guess it's time for crutches to aid my balance. Thank you for making this video. #gingerstrong 💪

@morgangvlogs5698

5 жыл бұрын

I also have MS I was diagnosed recently a few days before my 18th birthday. I have difficulty walking long distances and also struggle with balance. Will definitely consider these an option

Thank you for your generosity with this information! I do wish I knew which brand. These look nice!

So I just use them to sustain me to jump like a kangaroo, so amazing creation

@GenePavlovsky

Жыл бұрын

Heh, same here. I broke my foot and I shouldn't put any weight on it for 6 weeks. With crutches, I'm able to jump around faster than an average person walks. Although it does get my heart pumping, and when it's hot outside, it feels like a cardio workout. Up and down stairs, I usually put the crutches two steps up/down, and then jump on the next step, so it's three steps at a time. Have to be a bit careful with this, though! The biggest gripes I have with crutches is that palms get pretty sore from all the pressure on the handles (better cushioned grips might help, I was thinking about wrapping them with gel handlebar tape), inconvenience when "parking" the crutches (a product called "XCLIP", a piece of plastic that costs as much as a pair of crutches, goes a long way in relieving this issue), and most of all, inability to bring stuff around in my hands. I just got another thing this week, called iWalk 3.0, it's like a prosthetic leg. It's quite a different feel from crutches. I am not as fast on it as on crutches, but the energy expenditure is lower, it feels almost like normal walking. Best of all, the hands are completely free, so it's very good for doing any kind of work around house, e.g. cooking, bringing things around. Pretty happy about it so far.

Thank you for this video. I'm struggling with similar pains (reason still unknown) and really looking into forearm crutches for pain relief and so I can more easily leave the house

This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

Thank you for the video. They just sized me for mine and then sent me on my way with no instructions on what to do. Diagnosed with PPMS and I feel like once they got me to pain management and neuro everyone else just seemed to be done. It's sad when after 4 months on these things I'm YouTubing to find out how to walk without running out of breath and being in pain all the time!

I’m a new amputee. This video was sooooo helpful. Thank you!! 😁

this is a really old vid, but it helped me so much n has really defined how i use my mobility aids,, so thank you

I have a damaged nerve in my lower back and global body pain...I have just had my first walk with my crutches and came home with less pain than when I use a walking stick x

Thank you so much for this. I have to see a PT for a second opinion on whether this would adequately counter my hypermobility (and vertebral subluxations), but your tutorial really gives an idea of what to expect.

@emmeison3028

6 жыл бұрын

J Luca did you get an answer from your PT? I am thinking of asking my PT the same question

Thank you so much for this. I use a cane for my endo related back and leg pain and all the videos are about injuries when I don't have a foot injury or leg injury, I just want to see if crutches could help me walk as I can't even stand for 5 minutes at the moment

Thankyou! MS and AS sufferer 💜💙

Thank you so much for this video, I'm going to be on crutches soon since I've subluxated both my hips in different months and am having complications. - Alexei

Where can i get a pair like yours? Absolutely just what i'am searching for.

Muchas gracias, me es muy util lo que enseñas sobre como usar de manera correcta las muletas

You were very helpful. For such a young person you verbalized very well. Thank you.

@raceblakhart4941

6 жыл бұрын

Suzanne Ralph "for such a young person"? What kind of backhanded ageist comment is that? She's either well spoken or she's not. Age has nothing to do with intelligence.

@jetski2046

6 жыл бұрын

Race Blakhart age has everything to do with intelligence, and it’s a compliment. it’s not an insult

i have the same tips, they came with my crutches! my brand is Skan. probably the tips as well.🤗

Thank you, very much

Where did u get ur crutches from

I have MS. I walk with a cane, but I am starting to not trust my stability with one cane. With one cane I sometimes feel like I may fall. I might move on the elbow crutches for more stability.

Thank you so much!

Thanks Cara!

I have lymphadema and arthritis , both knees, I am getting to the point I need two canes so it makes more sense to use crutches. I think it will help alot

I also get tired quickly even with a walker .

How do you carry stuff though. I use a rollator to carry my stuff n support me.

Hello! You're on crutches only on the street go? Less than one mile or more ?

@mychronicillnessvlogs2827

8 жыл бұрын

+Игорь Булгаков I do not use crutches for very long at a time. Because when I am tired enough to need them, I am too tired to walk for very long.

@genabrian744

7 жыл бұрын

+My ME/CFS Vlogs I have fibromyalgia and cfs also chrondomalacia patallae and just cast aside my elbow crutches for some smartcrutch's

Hello! How long have you been use crutches ? I have a spinal injury and trying to learn how to walk on elbow crutches.

@mychronicillnessvlogs2827

8 жыл бұрын

+Игорь Булгаков I have been using crutches on and off since early March of last year. A little over a year. They are fairly easy to learn, so good luck to you!

@user-hd6fd5fy7t

8 жыл бұрын

You are on facebook ?

@mychronicillnessvlogs2827

8 жыл бұрын

I have a personal account, but not one specifically for this channel.

Would a single walking cane also provide energy savings?

@Amiaship

5 жыл бұрын

As someone who uses a cane - yes, it helps me save energy! I use it to stabilize myself when walking or standing for long periods of time. I've been looking into a set of crutches like this as I hope they can offer a little more support.

Oh. I’m 6 ft 250lbs. 🤔😂. Ya a quite large but Handsome guy😁. Thanks gain🤘🇨🇦

Thanks a lot

It seems like all the tips in your video are for a full weight bearing case. Both legs/feet are working equally, the crutches are used for balance and/or to reduce loading on the legs/feet. I am guessing you could also use nordic walking or hiking poles to achieve the same or similar effect. My case is non weight bearing (a broken foot), so the way I use crutches is completely different. I put both crutches forward, then hop with my healthy leg approximately the same distance beyond the crutches as where the foot was before the crutches. It's pretty quick, but both shoulders and the healthy leg are getting a good workout, i.e. it uses quite a lot of energy this way.

@bethc8809

Жыл бұрын

Hiking poles don't have the same support. For someone like me, with hypermobile joints, a hiking pole wouldn't support the wrist at all. A full crutch can completely wreck the shoulder joint. Aligning support through a forearm crutch can help bear the weight in a way that doesn't damage the shoulder or the wrists.

@GenePavlovsky

Жыл бұрын

@@bethc8809 Ok I understand. I was just commenting that your "how to use crutches" video is only applicable for some particular cases, not a typical case when full weight bearing is not allowed (e.g. a broken foot). Maybe it would make things more clear to be specific in the video title, e.g. mention "full weight bearing". Have a lovely day

They are actually called "forearm" crutches, or Lofstrand crutches. I've walked on crutches for over 45 years and walk with a "swing gait" or what you called hopping.

Could you use crutches for a fibula fracture

@gloria5722

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

I use crutches for my balance

I use these

These are forearm crutches. Elbow crutches are completely different.

just sprained ankle do I use crutches

@anupb007

8 жыл бұрын

hi got ankle sprain today. Now using single crutch.

@anupb007

8 жыл бұрын

how long did u take to recover?

@patrickgeorge3301

7 жыл бұрын

it's hard to recover from ak amputation 😂

@patrickgeorge3301

7 жыл бұрын

Idk why I'm watching this btw 😅 ig she is pleasant to look at

jau

I'm sorry but you talk just get to the point