How do I walk with crutches?

National Athletic Trainers' Association

To walk with crutches, follow these steps:

Place the crutches out in front of you (a normal step's distance).
Push off with your good leg and swing your whole body through the crutches.
Transfer weight from the crutches to your good leg and repeat the process.

(This answer provided for NATA by the Washington State University Athletic Training Education Program.)

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Physical disabilities can be sensory, where there are problems with sight, hearing or speech, or they may impair motor function, so that movement is restricted or imprecise. Injuries may cause a disability, and disease such as a heart condition may also make normal exertion impossible. Some disabilities start at birth - congenital disabilities. Others are acquired during life. If you have a disability, it is almost certain that there are many others who do also. Most conditions have support groups or associations that have grown up relating to the problem. These groups may offer specialized help to minimize the effect of the condition.

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