injuries poisoning
How To Fit and Walk With Crutches
Step by Step Description of Non–Weight Bearing Crutch Walking
The patient stands on the uninjured leg supported by a crutch in each hand. The injured leg should be held off the ground. Weight is borne on the hands, not the axillae; the axillary pad is actually braced against the chest wall just below the axilla. Before taking a step, the patient places the crutch tips about one stride length ahead while bearing weight on the uninjured leg. To take a step, the patient transfers weight onto the crutch hand grips and swings the uninjured leg forward off the ground, landing that foot about one stride length in front of the crutch tips. To take additional steps, the process is repeated. 