Is there any particular reason they gave you crutches like that as opposed to the ones with the handle and the arm cuff?
They didn't give me anything. They suggested a walker, and gave me instructions on using them in the hospitale. I then rented a walker. I did wonder, and asked the doctor, if there was a reason they suggested a walker not crutches. He said it was a matter of personal preference. At the time, I felt more stable with the walker.
But then my friend Gord brought me his old crutches for use and I soon discovered that I liked them better - the walker was making my wrist hurt (I think it was slightly damaged when I fell, anyway), and the crutches, though more difficult in some ways, were more manoeverable. So I've kept the crutches.
I've seen elbow crutches like in your link, but not having gone crutch-shopping, I don't know what kinds are better than others.
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Date: 2008-06-28 10:44 pm (UTC)They didn't give me anything. They suggested a walker, and gave me instructions on using them in the hospitale. I then rented a walker. I did wonder, and asked the doctor, if there was a reason they suggested a walker not crutches. He said it was a matter of personal preference. At the time, I felt more stable with the walker.
But then my friend Gord brought me his old crutches for use and I soon discovered that I liked them better - the walker was making my wrist hurt (I think it was slightly damaged when I fell, anyway), and the crutches, though more difficult in some ways, were more manoeverable. So I've kept the crutches.
I've seen elbow crutches like in your link, but not having gone crutch-shopping, I don't know what kinds are better than others.