Are crutches horrible to use?!


Question: Are crutches horrible to use!?
8 months ago I broke my big toe and I went through 2 doctors and now they decide I need surgery next week!. My lower leg will be casted for 6 weeks and I will be on crutches!. I was just wondering how horrible it is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I have been on crutches for a little more than one year, and they are second nature!. Please - learn the proper way to use them, especially put your weight on your hands not your underarms!. If your crutches do not have rubber pads on the hand grips, get some - they make it a lot easier!. Be sure that someone shows you how to use them and at the proper length!. Two good web sights are below!. Practice makes perfect!. Good luck, email me with questions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Not great, but you learn to love them! I've Been on them since March! Little tip, buy some cheap bath/ wash sponges!. Tape them around the handles on the crutches!. Most of your weight is taken by your shoulders and the palms of your hands! My palms, after a week or so, hurt more than my broken ankle! I had bruising and large blisters on each palm!. But by taping the sponges on the handle, it helped so very much, taking the pressure off!.
Also, I'm not ment to say this as your not ment to do it! But get a knitting pin, or something, not too hard, and reasonably thin, that is the length of yor lower leg!. When you get an itch inside the cast it drives you crazy!! Only itch it gently though!! But you WILL need something!
Finally, it will go quicker than you think, you somehow just get use to it!.
My very best wishes to you xWww@Answer-Health@Com

crutched hurt ur armpits a lil now plz answer my question http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You will be shown how best to use them by the physio'
It's better than trying to manage without them!Www@Answer-Health@Com

it's not fun but it can be for the first day, they give your bruises so get some nice padding!.

good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its not fun!.!.!.lol!.
I just got my cast off!.
Crutches were a pain in the ***!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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