How to walk with crutches
Walking:
- Put the crutches forward (simultaneously or one by one)
- Bend the operated leg in knee, lift it and put forward and put the entire foot (from heel to toe) on the floor (with or without a load).
- Leaning on the crutches put your healthy leg further than the operated one. Repeat in the same order.
Going down the stairs:
- put the crutches on the step down
- step with your operated leg down
- step with your healthy leg down
Going up the stairs:
- step with your healthy leg up
- put the crutches on the same step
- repeat in the same order
Walking with a cane.
The walking stick must be on the opposite side of the operated leg. It must be selected in accord with the patient’s height. Check it: while standing take the cane and if it suits, the elbow must be slightly bent and the shoulder girdle must not rise when you lean on the walking stick.
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