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another term for crotch (of the body or a garment).
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Using crutches. While you are moving around with crutches: Let your hands carry your weight, not your armpits. Look forward when you are walking, not down at your feet. Use a chair with armrests to make sitting and standing easier. Make sure your crutches have been adjusted to your height. The handles should be at hip level. Your elbows should be slightly bent when you hold the handles. Keep the tips of your crutches about 3 inches 7.

Rest your crutches upside down when you are not using them so that they do not fall down. Walking and Turning.

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When you walk using crutches, you will move your crutches forward ahead of your weak leg. Place your crutches about 1 foot 30 centimeters in front of you, slightly wider apart than your body. Lean on the handles of your crutches and move your body forward. Use the crutches for support.

DO NOT step forward on your weak leg. Finish the step by swinging your strong leg forward. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to move forward. Turn by pivoting on your strong leg, not your weak leg. Options include: Non weight-bearing. This means keep your weak leg off the ground when you walk. Touch-down weight-bearing.

You may touch the ground with your toes to help with balance. DO NOT bear weight on your weak leg.

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Partial weight-bearing. Your provider will tell you how much weight you can put on the leg. Weight-bearing as tolerated. You may put more than half of your body weight on your weak leg as long as it is not painful. Sitting and Standing. To sit down: Back up to a chair, bed, or toilet until the seat touches the back of your legs.

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Move your weak leg forward, and balance on your strong leg. Hold both crutches in your hand on the same side as your weak leg. Using your free hand, grab the armrest, the seat of the chair, or the bed or toilet. Slowly sit down. To stand up: Move to the front of your seat and move your weak leg forward.


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Use your free hand to help you push up from your seat to stand up. Balance on your strong leg while you place a crutch in each hand. Your doctor may have given you weight bearing restrictions on your leg which tells you how much weight you can put through your leg. Weight Bearing as Tolerated If you are weight-bearing as tolerated, that means you can put as much weight through your leg as is comfortable. Putting weight through your legs should not significantly increase or cause you pain. Partial Weight Bearing If you are partial weight bearing then you can put some weight but not all through your leg.

You should push through your hands on the crutches to keep the full weight off of your leg. Imagine there is an egg or a cracker under your foot that you don't want to crush.

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It's important to know that toe touch weight bearing does not mean that only your toe can touch the ground. It is important to allow your entire foot to rest flat on the ground. Non Weight Bearing If you are non-weight-bearing then you can't put any weight through your foot. You should push through your hands on the crutches to keep the weight off of your foot. As you walk, you should be able to walk without your foot touching the ground.

No matter what your weight-bearing restrictions are, make sure that you never lean on the tops of your crutches.

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You can hurt a nerve causing numbness and tingling in your arm. Put all of your weight through your hands, not your armpits. How to fit your crutches:. Then put one crutch under each arm. If you do not feel steady on crutches, a walker is another option.