The most common type axillary crutches are made of wood or aluminum and fit under the arms.
How to get off the floor with crutches.
You should be able to fit two fingers under your arm when standing with crutches.
With the crutches on the floor and in one motion bend the uninvolved knee and place the foot up on the first step.
Push yourself up onto both knees being careful to protect your injured foot.
Falling down and getting up from the floor with crutches and braces.
Welcome back to my channel folks on today s episode i will be showing you how get on the floor and get back up again using crutches.
Put the good foot out in front of you with your knee at a 90 degree angle.
Move the crutches to the first step and repeat the process to continue up the steps.
The affected knee and leg will be bent and should not touch the step.
Steps to getting up off the floor with crutches.
Get as close to the steps as possible.
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If you have a sturdy piece of furniture place one hand on it and the other on the handle of your crutches.