Elbow & Arm Crutch Provide Better Support and Stability for Elderly Patients

Elbow Crutch with Strap is made up of anodized aluminum with telescopic height adjustment. It is designed as per biomechanical principles for proper weight distribution. However, it is more durable due to its plastic sleeves which reduce the friction between upper and lower tube. It has total forearm support with nylon cliff with suction rubber tip for better grip on any surface. 

For elderly patients & amputees.

Our Price : Rs 600

Elbow Crutches Features:

• Better support and stability for elderly patients
• Temporary ambulation with plaster cast
• Patients using bilateral or unilateral limb orthosis
• Amputees using a prosthesis
• Ergonomic handle
• Lightweight

Elbow Crutches Measurements:

• Aluminum Tube Height Adjustable 96-117 cm.
• Both Arm Cuff And Hand Grip Height Adjustable 94-117 cm 

Elbow Crutches provide much more support than canes. Instead of relying on the strength of your wrist, canes use the strength And stability of your entire arm. Most models consist of an arm cuff, and a hand grip attached to a strong aluminum tube. For long term use you want to avoid the “broken leg” style wooden crutches that go under the armpit they’re just not as Comfortable.

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Our Price : Rs 534

Arm Crutches Features:

• Leg and forearm sections adjust independently for optimal sizing
• Vinyl coated, ergonomically contoured arm cuffs molded for comfort and stability
• Vinyl hand grips are comfortable and durable
• Extra large tips for added stability
• Comfortable handle that distributes weight very effectively
• Enable normal movement

Arm Crutches Measurements:

• Aluminum Tube Height Adjustable 96-117 cm.
• Both Arm Cuff And Hand Grip Height Adjustable 94-117 cm

This heavy duty bariatric Arm Crutches by Drive Medical is packed with features. The vinyl coated and ergonomically contoured arm cuff is molded for comfort and stability. Both the leg and forearm sections adjust independently without tools to ensure optimal comfort and personal sizing. The extra large tips provide added stability to the crutch.

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Arm Crutches Extra Large Tips for Added Stability

Personalized designs for crutches make a great Christmas present. Anything bespoke is a treat! Although most people buy a pair with their own design for themselves. Anything to make life feel better. Designer crutches for Christmas is a great idea, whether for yourself or family or a friend.

Our Price : Rs 534

It is vitally important that crutches be properly fitted to the user. You should be able to stand up straight comfortably with a crutch, with your elbow bent between 15 and 30 degrees as your hand rests on the handle. Be sure your Arm Crutches are the right size for your body. Improperly fitted crutches can lead to abrasions, muscle pains, and nerve damage. A chat with your physiotherapist is a very good idea.

Can you imagine being already incapacitated in some way and having to use crutches and then causing injury because you are using them the wrong way. Please have a look at the website for our top tips

This heavy duty bariatric Arm crutch by Drive Medical is packed with features. The vinyl coated and ergonomically contoured arm cuff is molded for comfort and stability. Both the leg and forearm sections adjust independently without tools to ensure optimal comfort and personal sizing. The extra large tips provide added stability to the crutch.

Arm Crutches Features :

• Leg and forearm sections adjust independently for optimal sizing
• Vinyl coated, ergonomically contoured arm cuffs molded for comfort and stability
• Vinyl hand grips are comfortable and durable
• Extra large tips for added stability
• Comfortable handle that distributes weight very effectively
• Enable normal movement

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The Crutches Improve Your Balance and Stability

A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used for people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.

A crutch must do two things reduce weight load on one of your legs and broaden your support base to improve your balance and stability. The support also should assist upright movement and transmit sensory cues through the hands. A Underarm Crutches allows people with paralysis or other disabilities the benefits of upright posture and lets them maneuver in places they cannot go with a wheelchair.

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These non-traditional crutches are useful for users with an injury or disability affecting one lower leg only. They function by strapping the affected leg into a support frame that simultaneously holds the lower leg clear of the ground while transferring the load from the ground to the user's knee or thigh. This style of crutch has the advantage of not using the hands or arms while walking. A claimed benefit is that upper thigh atrophy is also reduced because the affected leg remains in use. Unlike other crutch designs these designs are unusable for pelvic, hip or thigh injuries and in some cases for knee injuries also.

Benefits of forearm crutches : There must be something to the fact that forearm crutches are the preferred walking aid among long term crutch users. Or, just ask anyone that has had to endure the use of underarm crutches for more than a couple of weeks, and most will tell of a painful and sometimes debilitating experience. From armpits rubbed raw to major wrist pain and in some cases permanent nerve damage, underarm crutches can at times cause more harm than the original injury. However, underarm crutches are still a common walking aid and for some, may be their only option.

Crutches, in general, are medical devices that assist people ambulate from one place to another when they are unable to walk due to an illness or injury. They act as an assistive device by helping support the person's body weight in hopes the patient can be more mobile. Lofstrand crutches, more commonly known as Arm Crutches, consist of bands that encompass the forearms along with having handles for the patient to hold and rest his/her hands; the bands and hand rests act together to help support the patient's body weight. The forearm band has a quick release making it easy to take off the crutches when wanted or to relieve the forearms from damage if a fall occurs.

Forearm, or elbow crutches have a cuff that encircles your forearm and a handgrip that you hold onto. They are used to support you when walking. If you are given crutches by a healthcare professional pay attention to their advice on how to use them. You may find that you need to adjust the height to suit you and make you most comfortable. Forearm crutches are relatively straightforward to adjust, but ensure that after any adjustments you secure them at the new height or you could risk an accident.

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3 Basic Types of Walking Crutches

Walking Crutches: There are 3 basic types of walking crutches and they are used to reduce weight bearing on one or both legs, or to give additional support where balance is impaired and strength is inadequate.

1. Arm Crutches
2. Elbow Crutches
3. Forearm Crutches

1. Arm Crutches:

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They are made of wood with an axillary pad, a hand piece and a rubber ferrule. The position of the hand and the total length are usually adjustable. The Hand Crutches should rest against the chest wall approximately 5 cm below the apex of the axilla and the hand grip should be adjusted to allow the elbow to be slightly flexed when weight is not being taken. Weight is transmitted down the arm to the hand piece. The elbow is extended. Weight should not be taken through the axillary pad as this could lead to a neuropraxia of the radial nerve or brachial plexus.

Measurement of length It is usually carried out with patient in lying.

With shoes off measure from apex of the axilla to the lower margin of the medial malleolus.

With shoes on 5cm below the apex of the axilla to a point 20 cm lateral to the heel of the shoe. This tends to be less accurate than the first method.

The measurement from the axillary pad to the hand grip should be taken with the elbow slightly flexed (approximately 15 degree) from a point 5 cm below the apex of the axilla to the styloid process.

2. Elbow Crutches:

• Our Price:Rs. 1275

They are made of metal and have a metal or plastic forearm band. They are usually adjustable in length by means of a press clip or metal button and have a rubber ferrule. These crutches are particularly suitable for patients with good balance and strong arms. Weight is transmitted exactly the same way as axillary crutches.

Measurement of length It is usually carried out with patient in lying with shoes on. The Elbow Crutch slightly flexed (approximately 15 degree) and the measurement is taken from the ulnar styloid to a point 20 cm lateral to the heal of the shoe. Once the patient is standing with support, the length must be checked.

3. Forearm Crutches:

• Our Price:Rs. 600

They are made of metal with a padded Forearm Crutch support and strap, an adjustable hand piece and a rubber ferrule. These are used for patients with rheumatoid disease, who require some form of support but cannot take weight through hands, wrists and elbows because of deformity and/or pain.

Measurement of length If the patient can stand, it is better to assess the required length in this position from elbow to the floor. Measurement can be carried out with the patient lying with shoes on, and is taken from the point of flexed elbow to 20 cm lateral to the heel.

Preparation for crutch walking:
Arms: The power of the extensors and adductors of the shoulder and the extensors of the elbow must be assessed and if necessary strengthened before the patient starts walking. The hand grip must also be tested to see that the patient has sufficient power and mobility to grasp the hand piece.

Legs: Non weight bearing- The mobility and strength of the unaffected leg should be assessed, paying particular attention to hip abductors and extensors, the knee extensors and the plantar flexors of the ankle. These muscles must be sufficiently strong to take weight.
Partial weight bearing- The mobility and strength of both legs should be assessed and muscles strengthened where necessary.

Balance: Sitting and standing balance must be tested and trained if necessary.

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