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able to walk
Ambulation aid- piece of equipment
used to provide support or stability to a
person while walking
Gait- the manner or style of walking
Unilateral- one sided
Bilateral- two sided or both sides
Extremities- arms (upper) or legs
(lower)
Crutches
#2
Bear weight on both
legs 4-point gait
#2 continued
When 4-point is
mastered then the
pt can advance to:
2-point
1) Crutch-opposite foot
(move together)
2) Crutch-opposite foot
(move together)
#3 If a pt can bear
weight on only 1
leg, the first crutch
gait taught is the 3point
Move both crutches and the weak
foot at the same time (3)
Then advance the good foot
forward.
# 4 Why is it
important to avoid
pressure on the
axillary area when
crutch walking?
Nerve damage can
occur.
crutch walking
swing to
Crutches
Walkers
Parallel bars
Bilateral canes
Crab canes
Single canes
Using a cane
improve your balance as you walk or help you compensate for an
injury or disability. choose a cane?
If you need the cane only for balance - a standard cane with a single
tip.
If you need the cane to bear weight - offset cane with four tips. (quad
cane)