How to Properly Walk with One Crutch
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Famous Physical Therapist's Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck describe how to walk or ambulate with one crutch.
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I was using the crutch on the bad leg side. I reasoned the crutch was taking the place of the injured leg. But it has been getting increasingly difficult to strengthen the leg that way. That’s when I knew something wasn’t right. Thanks!
Me aswell ahaha felt like the hardest thing in the world, then I switched arms and was amazed by my own stupidity
the doctor finally gave me the green light to walk on my operated foot but I've been walking around like a noobie with 2 crutches instead of 1 because I didn't know how to. thank you guys!
That's nothing I was using it on the wrong side 🥴
That gun in the beginning 😂😂😂
Ikr lol
CRYING!!!!!
I LAUGHED SO FREAKING HARD!!!!!
i think all man would do the same when they use a crutch at the first time
Me I'm 13 an when I first got the crutch I told Evey single younger brother around 5 that is a gun to scare them l
Thank tremendously help. I was on two crutches now my doctor order walk in boots but I can seem to just throw crutches down and just walk in boots like that. My balance is off and my ankle is very painful. I am overweight too, so I'm afraid to put all the weight. It hurts. Can you do a video on transitioning from crutches to walking in boots with no crutches please.
Thanks for the video. I am a hip replacement patient transitioning to crutches, and your video is an excellent refresher. This is my second hip replacement, but the last was 10 years ago, and it always makes sense to take a "refresher" class since it is important. My in home PT has given me the OK to go from walker to crutches, so off I go. (don't worry....I will not overdue it :-) ) Thanks for the excellent video!
How long it takes to walk without the clutch n walker
@@markhull1852 I want to say it took a month or maybe 6 weeks to graduate to a cane. But I had to get out there and practice my walking to gain my strength and balance.
What would I do with out the excellent advice and excellent examples you two show.Thank you Bob and Brad for making extremely helpful videos.Most beneficial to me.
Wowwwww my silly self has been using the wrong arm for 2 months so I just kept using both crutches, now I'm doing one crutch easy with no issues
Thanks for this video! I had ACLR surgery 9 days ago, and this morning I was able to walk without crutches unassisted, so I am at the point of just using one for balance! My PT will be so happy!
wow i’m 2 weeks exactly post op and was just cleared to start walking normally with both
The nerve block they used for numbing during the recovery after surgery stayed for days after, so I physically couldn't feel my leg to try and walk
Finally got help and now i can walk better cause i was limping and was getting back pains.
Thanx dr 4 making fun.its been 7 days i went for a right knee arthroscopy.
Thank you very much for the clear & correct explanations. I can finally use 1 crutch 12 weeks po after my fracture !
Best wishes !
just rolled my ankle on an icy pavement. I had an old crutch in the basement but knew I was using it wrong. I was holding on the bad leg side thinking it was supposed to take the weight off. I'm uncoordinated as hell so thanks for making this vid.!!!
You guys are hilarious and helped me with crutch mastery. Thanks guys.
Man I just put my boot on after being in a cast for weeks, I Ruptured my Achilles tendon Doc said don't put pressure on it for a week so was trying to figure out how to move around, This video helped a lot Keep up the good Work guys
Neither my hospital nor orthopedic doctor gave me any help. Here I was using them wrong.
THANK YOU for the instruction.
Thank you I just broke my toe and I have a shoe but my doc recommended that I use one crutch bc I’m still in a decent amount of pain when I walk with on my shoe
I love their friend dynamic
Tendinitis in the right wrist, rheumatoid arthritis in the left ankle... I'm using the crutch on the same side as my bad leg, and it's working just fine, I can practically run.
Can you make a video on how to get your crutches at your size? Your videos are helpful, thanks!
Thank you, this helped me immensely
thanks for the videos. Can you do them again in HD?
Good instructions guys thank you ! 😊
REALLY I DIDN'T KNEW AS JUST TODAY I STARTED TO USE SINGLE CRUTCHE AS RIGHT SIDE KNEE PAIN. I WAS USING SAME SIDE UT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. NOW ITS OK THANKS
Stroke Survivorhere and was pretty much hard. But after few weeks. Gotten use to it. I go with the crutches BAd leg 🦵. Good 🦵 👍
Thanks for the video! First day today working on one crutch WBAT on a post op achilles partial rupture. Very scary phase but very confident
i need to walk like this for the rest of my life... i have just one crutch... its my stupid muscular dystrophy and nueropathy... i tried those crazy dangerous arm crutches like in breaking bad they are heavy and awkward to walk with and provide no support for poor balance and weakness...and all that leaning on just the fore-arm is not good especially long term and again if u fall easily you;d just go down like the titanic.. the regular crutch stops me from falling to the ground
Nope doesn't work for me at all. Kept falling! Only works with crutch by my bad leg!
I am the same. Have just come out of boot & surgeon told me to just walk. Feel very unsteady on 2 crutches so am trying to walk with just one. It makes me unsteady to use it on the good side, so am using it on the injured side
Thanku so much love from nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵
Thanka.
You guys are the Best! Thank you.
Do u have any video show one crutch using stairs
LMAO the beginning i litterally played it so many times
I am 65 and broke my right ankle exercising in January. I was non weight bearing for 8 weeks. I have been using a walker for the last 2 weeks (50% weight bearing) and am now transitioning to one crutch. I feel unsteady with the one crutch and feel better with 2 crutches for now. Will this slow down my recovery?
What exercise were you doing?
I love that goofy ass shooting intro 😂😂😂
I believe it is best to have the crutch on the injured side, FOR SUPPORT. If falling on injured side with the method as demonstrated above one could reinjure the poor leg. Very odd method desribed here. I could only see that it is beneficial for the latest stages of recovery where the patient is also not disciplined enough to take time to walk with the "cane" method.
eclecticmachine crutch on the good leg side represents 50% on the crutch and the other 50% on the injured leg; whereas putting the crutch on the injured side means that the injured leg would bear more than 50% of the total body weight since it’s more in the center and it would exceed a 50% weight bearing scenario.
Thank you Bob and Brad - video truly helped me. Don't let your 'fame' go to your head :-) :-)
Thank you Sirs.
I'm due to have a shoulder surgery in a few weeks and then will be having knee surgery a few weeks after that. These are questions I will be asking the therapist and my doctor about of course but I was curious about this and if anyone here has experience with this. Is it do-able to use one crutch with my left arm since both my right knee and right shoulder will be out of commission? If not what would a therapist likely recommend for me in terms of getting around?
i had a stroke, left side now shit and that works bloody great
Thanks
is it wrong to use the crutch on the side of the foot you hurt? I broke my right ankle, had surgery and i find it easier to walk with my right crutch? i try my left crutch but I cant balanace and its slightly painful..
Seeing video cause soon might be stuck using crutches cause of foot surgery to be done soon and way u show it like the 1 crutch is to replace the injured leg or foot so be leaning on crutch and good leg more to not lean on bad leg so much or even step much with bad foot cause have liked push off with bad foot using front of it to not really push pressure on heel which gonna be surgery cause plantars foot as i call it easier to say lol. .
Very very helpful!
Do I use the crutch on the "good" side if my bad foot is fractured?
What if you have to use the left and have to have cruch on left I had shoulder surgery!
After dislocating my patella, I've been told to slowly go from 2 to 1 crutch, the problem I'm having about doing that is the psychological fear of falling again. Do you guys have any good metal tips to phase past that and build up confidence???
I broke my leg also you should wait till all your pain is gone before you start using one crutch .I'm using 50% weight bearing with one it hurts at first but more you do it the less scary it will be . if your worrying about falling have someone follow behind you till you get confidence about walking.my leg is going on over 7 weeks of healing if you feel to much pain doing one crutch back off.
How was your recovery? I’m currently walking on one crutch going on 5 weeks after patella dislocation. I’m trying to slowly regain my muscle strength again. How long did it take you?
Thank you
They are wrong the crutch should be on bad side
Recovering from hip surgery
You will loose balance and fall due to the pain on bad side
So the crutch on that bad side will prevent this
Nope, does not apply to all injuries... as I am in a supportive brace with a lateral tibial plateau fracture and for short distances it’s easier with one crutch... a pt walked up to me and said I was doing it wrong... how can I be doing it wrong if I am walking how it is helping me be without pain...🤯
thank you for the video... but I'm still seem to have problems loosing one crutch. My injured foot is the left one I been 3wks with light weight bering, I can't seem to do this rutine with my left leg.
Hi. What if you also hurt the elbow opposite of the injured leg?
love it. thank u
How do I know when I can start transitioning to one crutch? I'm almost 3 weeks walking with 2 but wasn't given any real guidelines when I was cleared for weight bearing. Thanks.
Ask your doctor.
can you do this using a walker ? holding onto one side?
Thank you♡
I recently had total ankle replacement in my right ankle and have been using one crutch on my right side and came across this video and it just doesn't seem practical to use the crutch on my good side. Am I missing something here. I've never use crutches before this
Please what was the perfect side you found out in using one crutch during your recovery period? Thanks
You guys are sooo funny!!!!
I can’t...it’s impossible
Broke my left arm and kinda sore on right knee , cant really put weight on it ..but I’ll survive :,(
Rheumatoid left ankle, tendonitis right wrist... It's possible to crutch on the same side as the bad leg, just move the crutch and leg as one and make sure the crutch hits the ground immediately before your bad leg.
Broke my heal so i use the crutch as my leg and raise my leg to my backside i guess
Which leg is injured in that?
is it bad for the rest of your body to use just one crutch? (Muscles, spine etc?)
+physicaltherapyvideo thank you so much for your quick reply. Im actually not on crutches at the time, but I'm doing a reseach on how using only one crutch can affect your body for medical school in Germany. It is super difficult to gather information about the long term effects. Could you maybe tell me some more about what COULD happen?
I have a question i got hit in the knee with a base ball bat and it is bruised and swollen what do you think that could be
physicaltherapyvideo thanks for the help im sorry i didnt respond quicker but it quit hurting my mom thinks it was just a pull or somthing
But now im even more screwed up and fractured my griwth plate in my ankle
Is it possible to be on 50%weight bearing with one crutch?
Nick I believe the correct technique demonstrated is a 50% weight bearing on the injured leg, as the other 50% is supported by the crutch on the other side of the body.
I've been walking with the crutch on the side of my bad leg 😭😔😩
Also I can only put weight on the front of my injured foot, not the heel, is it still okay to try with only one?
Same here and i was starting to feel pain and weight on my hand and lower back
Any one know how I can start weight bearing iv broke my ankle and wrist I'm on a pull pit walker.. Thanks in advance
My physical therapist doesn’t speak English so i struggle
I met wit n accident and my right leg got injured badly, that I can't walk for 3months, same time my left hand wrist is fractured too... I can't use the crutch as you show here, what can I do
Thank you so much for your advice sir, but I don't think I can afford to buy one... :( and I hv never seen one in Sri Lanka
Thank you! Broke left femur.
so the crutch is supporting...your GOOD leg? seems counter-intuitive...
This does not make sense. The crutch here seems to assist the good leg.
It does make sense..am recovering from broken knee...when the leg and crutch are in the same location...and you are putting appropriate body weight on the crutch...the injured leg is being aided/supported appropriately...same goes for canes. I thot the same as you.. before I broke my knee and went thru PT.
100% WRONG!!!