How to Properly Use Crutches

Dr. Paul Steinke, with Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas, demonstrates the proper way to use crutches after a foot surgery or injury.
This video is for educational and informational purposes. It is not a diagnosis, and it is not necessarily medical advice every person and their situation. This video was performed by a licensed and board-certified foot and ankle physician. If you are concerned about a possible medical condition, a treatment plan, or if you have questions about your medical care, please contact a trusted medical professional.
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Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas (FAANT) practice philosophy is to be there “For Your Feet - Wherever They May Take You”. We are a group of like-minded foot and ankle surgeons, Dr. Clifford Bliss, Dr. Adriana Karpati, Dr. Lauren Pruner, Dr. Nathan Stickney, & Dr. Paul Steinke, who strive for excellence. Our two full-service clinics are located in Grapevine and Keller, Texas. Our physicians are all extensively trained and offer your family state-of-the-art technology and training coupled with common sense and compassion. We strive to educate our patients and partner with them in their quest for overall foot health.

[@katherinemoreno4999]

omg. thank you. this foot injury is MAKING me learn patience🙏😩

[@Jeffro5564]

Very helpful, thank you

[@MySelf-sx1jy]

I wish I had someone to help me I have no one everyone that said that was going to come haven't just me and it sprung ankle and I was thinking I need a bath this is a

[@CodyJohnson-ke4sz]

Thanks very helpful I just had foot surgery

[@amritapreetsingh5304]

thanks because i went to urgent care and they gave me crutches but put them on the wrong setting so my doctor i saw put it on the right setting and i been trying to keep my blances on the crutches to sometimes almost losing it and almost fall but i learned how to blances on them now

[@jazzygrace2730]

I sprained my ankle and i got to walk alot around school so i might need crutches 😂

[@rosesmith000]

This was extremely helpful! Thank you

[@nevaehlowder5676]

Wow I have crutches and I am doing this way wrong

[@21rxses]

Im having a lateral release and plica resection and will be on crutches during winter. Any advice?

[@lexiejacobs8862]

So I don’t have great balance, is there a way I can get better with my balance? If so can you make a video about it?

[@wendypetersen7529]

How do you navigate stairs when you're non weight-bearing?

[@alisonmullins5202]

sam .do one

[@EpicMeow7]

thank you^-^

[@adaptiveconceptsllc2904]

Dr. Steinke, thank you for the video. Do you think the crutches my small company has developed could help some patients? @t not trying to make a sale here as the patent-pending device is still in development at a university (VA) lab. Thanks!

[@produbbz3287]

Ty

[@alisonmullins5202]

sam my brther loves me and my num loves me to

[@annanonymous5644]

Cant understand why elbow crutches havent made it to N. America yet. Why would you risk injuring your shoulder / brachial plexus putting them under your armpits?

[@skiptaggart8116]

You need staircase instructions for non-weight bearing leg/foot.

[@EpinyOfStormrage]

I just go down on my butt

[@biancadukes5311]

@@EpinyOfStormrage sam3

[@shobanagangadharan6936]

@@EpinyOfStormrage you can go up the same way too

[@christymallesky8670]

Use ur back side.

[@alisonmullins5202]

sam get ĺotes

[@candyjones4841]

That's too much. I rather use s wheel chair