Advice If there is a bannister or rail, please use it. Use your crutches only as instructed. This is when you are able to take full weight on the unaffected leg, and some weight on the affected leg. Step your surgical/injured leg forward to meet the crutches. However it has been advised you use crutches for a period of time to help support your recovery. Push down through the crutch handles, then step down with your non-surgical/non-injured leg. When they are fixed in place, they will not move. 2017-11-26T19:34:46-05:00 Place both crutches and affected leg forward. Managing Stairs and Steps Non-Weight Bearing (NWB) This leaflet should only be used in conjunction with the advice and demonstration given by your Physiotherapist. Stand up with weight on both feet but favouring your unaffected side. Hold the armrest of the chair (or chair seat) with the other hand. Scoot forward in the chair to make it easier to stand. 20 0 obj <>/Metadata 15 0 R/OutputIntents[16 0 R]/Pages 14 0 R/StructTreeRoot 54 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 15 0 obj <>stream Climbing stairs - partial weight bearing. How to Use Crutches – Partial Weight Bearing Patient Information Leaflet If you are unable to attend your appointment please 600818 to cancel your appointment . To take a step, squeeze the crutches between your upper arms and ribs put the weight through your hands not your armpits. Going Down Stairs: 1. Take some of your weight through your walking aid and/or bannister. Take most of the weight by pushing down on the handgrips, squeezing the top of the crutches between the chest and arm. Establish balance. Regain your … For example, a 200-pound patient that is allowed 50% PWB may place up to 100 pounds of weight through the surgical/injured leg. It is important that place as much weight on the surgical/injured leg as tolerable, to prevent muscles in that leg from … Your physician will decide whether you are to be non weight bearing, toe-touch weight bearing, partial weight bearing, or weight bearing as tolerated on your surgical/injured leg. Stand on floor facing stairs, hold onto handrail with one arm and crutch( es) in outside arm, close to first step. Using crutches 4 Partial weight bearing Walking • You can put some weight on your injured leg. PDF/X-1:2001 For example, if you are 25% PWB, you may place 25% of your bodyweight through this leg. How to use crutches on the stairs. The first thing to remember when climbing stairs with crutches is always go up with your good partial weight bearing. Your physician will decide whether you are to be non-weight bearing, toe-touch weight-bearing, partial weight-bearing, or weight-bearing as tolerated on your surgical/injured leg. Partial Weight Bearing - The surgeon may specify a certain percentage of weight that is safe to put on the injured leg, e.g. Check the crutches daily for cracks and/or loose screws. Hop onto the first step with your good (un-operated) leg. Climb up to first step straightening good leg. Non-weight bearing means that you’re unable to put weight on the injured leg. Position yourself so that the backs of your legs are touching the chair. Step up with your affected leg and bring the crutches up with you. Lower the crutches down, step down with your surgical/injured leg, then step down with your non-surgical/non-injured leg. PDF/X-1a:2001 Put the "bad" leg forward, level with the crutch tips. Your physician will decide whether you are to be non-weight bearing, toe-touch weight-bearing, partial weight-bearing, or weight-bearing as tolerated on your surgical/injured leg. It's important to remember which leg goes first when walking with crutches weight-bearing. So here are a few tips to help you get safely up and down the stairs with crutches. A healthy leg can support your body weight, but when you have an injured leg or foot, you need to keep weight off it. Step up with your non-surgical/non-injured leg. Sep 25, 2017 - Cindy demonstrates How to Use Crutches up and down Stairs both for non weight bearing and limited weight bearing. Your weight should be placed through your hands by pushing down through the crutch handles. Take care not to put weight on your bad leg. Introduction The following information is a guide to show you how to safely walk with your crutches and to go up and down stairs. • Weight bearing as tolerated: Allow as much weight as tolerated through the involved leg. • Step through with your unaffected leg while taking some of your weight through your hands and some through your injured leg. 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Can be used even by shorter … Transfer 1 crutch and hold both crutches by the hand grips in 1 hand. Hold both crutches under your opposite arm. Replace worn tips and unsafe parts. Keep your bad leg out behind you. 2. This designation will be accompanied by a percentage value, which indicates exactly how much weight you are able to support through the leg. Step up with your stronger leg (see image at … Keep in mind any weight-bearing limits. Once standing and steady, place one crutch under each arm. 2 Keep the crutches away from the edge of the stairs. Stand with feet close to edge of step, hold onto handrail with … It’s simple while walking by a crutch without bearing body weight. When going up the stairs, follow this sequence: - place your good leg on the step first - next, bring your other leg to the same step - finally, bring your crutch up to join your feet on the step. But methods using of different crutches is an important context. Do not wear long, floor-length robes or gowns while using crutches. • Partial weight bearing: Allow a maximum of 50% body weight to be applied to the involved leg. Place as much weight as you have been instructed on the leg, with the remaining weight shared between the crutches. Crutches are always being used when there is a need to keep the body weight away from the injured leg making the best crutches for non-weight bearing important for mobility. Lean forward at your hips, tighten your core muscles and then push down through both hands and both legs (only place as much weight through the surgical/injured leg as specified by your physician) in order to stand. 7-3501-106 ED C34 CC Rev 01 2012 Review 03 OD Move both crutches and your injured leg forward at the same time. If going up multiple steps, repeat this pattern until you have reached the top. • Take your weight through your hands by squeezing the Put only as much weight on your injured leg as you have been advised. Use your crutches for all walking and standing activities until your physician instructs you otherwise. Keeping your weight on the good leg, take the crutches from under your arms. If going down multiple steps, repeat this pattern until you have reached the bottom. Alternate walking method. Get someone to carry your other crutch up/down the stairs for you. Take weight through crutch( es) and handrail, put unaffected leg on first step. Step up with your surgical/injured leg and both crutches. Repeat. (Push down through the crutch handles with your hands in order to avoid placing too much weight through the surgical/injured leg.). But walking by a crutch bearing body weight is not an easy task. You will also learn how to safely sit, stand and go up and down stairs. Reach back with your free hand until you feel the armrest (or seat) of the chair. False How to use crutches while walking. Full and partial weight bearing style of walking Going up stairs 1. Always slow down the speed when you have to transfer the injured leg by pushing harder on your crutches for a non-weight bearing. Lean forward and bend your good knee. Partial weight-bearing allows you to place half of your weight on the operated extremity. Patients in Bethesda, MD, Arlington, VA, and beyond can give us a call at (301) 530-1010. Using crutches on stairs or steps can be very scary. The therapist will instruct you on the appropriate set-up and fitting of your crutches. 4. Remove loose rugs or other small objects from the floor in order to minimize the risk of tripping. If appropriate you will be given metal elbow crutches. This is especially important when walking on unlevel/uneven surfaces or stairs. Crutches provide temporary support if you're struggling to balance or need to take weight off of one, or both, of your legs. However, with varied mobility of body there are also differences in the use of crutches. Place both feet flat on the ground and place your free hand on the armrest (or seat) of the chair. The “swing to” method of walking, sometimes called gait, is easy to learn and takes less arm strength and balance. 2. Most times, injury to any part of the leg can be so severe and hurtful. For those who need one crutch to be longer, it will be easy to extend anyone of them. Partial weight bearing. Wear appropriately-fitted, low-heeled shoes. Whenever you go up the stairs with crutches, whether there’s a railing or not, use your strong leg to step onto the stair first before pulling up the injured leg. Stand close to the edge of the surface you intend to go down. • Your injured leg can be on the ground. (If there’s no handrail, keep one crutch under each arm.) Aug 8, 2019 - Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Physical Therapy: Partial Weight Bearing on Stairs using Crutches Start close to the bottom step. The height of the crutch should be adjusted so that there are 1-2 inches of space between the top of the crutch and your armpit. Crutches should be in the middle of the step, away from the edge. Regain your balance. Push down on the back walker handle and handrail, shift weight onto strong leg and step down with the weak leg (non weight bearing- hold injured leg forward in order to clear the step) Then step down with the strong leg (non weight bearing- hop down with strong leg) Move the walker down to so that the back legs again rest on the step beside you When climbing up and down steps, remember this rule: Up with the good (unaffected leg) and down with the bad (affected leg). Put as much weight as you are allowed on the injured leg, taking the rest of the weight through your arms and hands. Remember to keep partial weight bearing on the stairs. It is very important that you adhere to your weight-bearing instructions in order to avoid disrupting the healing process. 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