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[Closed] Crutch modification and now i am semi-mobile

WorldClassAccident · 2012-12-08T12:33:28Z

My right leg is non-weight bearing for the last couple of months and for the next few at least. This means i am using a pair of crutches. Not a big issue? Not initially but it becomes a right pain when you try and do anything because you can't move and use either of your hands. Want a cup of tea? Ask the wife to make it or balance next to the kettle while you make and drink it. Want a beer? Ask the wife to get it or balance while you open it and drink it where you stand. Want to eat something? Ask the wife to make it or make it and eat it stood in the same place. Want to put a log of the fire? Ask the wife to do it. You get the picture. If only I had some way of moving with one crutch while still supporting my leg and not wobbling too much. i looked on the web and such a thing exists but they charge £300!! [edit for confused bloke] sod that, I will built one. [img[imgAny engineering types reckon they could knock up something similar? It simply slides onto the bottom of a standard NHS arm crutch but allows the user to walk with just one crutch and rest their legs.

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WorldClassAccident

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There's him, Who's the other one then?

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Thanks for the compliment

Posted : 19/12/2012 9:58 pm

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