Patient/caregiver was educated on how to use crutches while climbing down the stairs without siderails as follows: Have both the crutches, one in each hand. Make sure both crutches are securely placed in the armpits and the hands are gripping on the handgrips of crutches tightly before starting to climb down. While climbing down the stairs, let your crutches lead you. Advance the crutches by placing them on one step down, from where you are [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on how to use crutches while climbing down the stairs with siderails as follows: Have both the crutches in the hand opposite to the side of the injured/weak leg. Make sure both crutches are securely placed in the armpit and the hand is gripping on the handgrips tightly before starting to climb down. Place the other hand on the side-rails along the stairways, which can help offer extra support. If the side-rails [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on how to use crutches while climbing up the stairs without siderails as follows: Have both the crutches, one in each hand. Make sure both crutches are securely placed in the armpits and the hands are gripping on the handgrips of crutches tightly before starting to climb up. While climbing up the stairs, let your stronger leg be the leading leg. Always put your strong leg forward first. Lifting yourself up with [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on how to use crutches while climbing up the stairs with siderails as follows: Have both the crutches in the hand opposite to the side of the injured/weak leg. Make sure both crutches are securely placed in the armpit and the hand is gripping on the handgrips tightly before starting to climb up. Place the other hand on the side-rails along the stairways, which can help offer extra support. If the side-rails [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on how to walk using crutches as follows: Crutches are assistive devices used to provide more support to individuals with unilateral lower extremity weakness and consequent compromised balance. Compromised balance could be secondary to weakness, injury, surgery, involving either of the lower extremities and weight bearing joints on one leg. The weakness and limitations on lower extremity weightbearing could be temporary or permanent. Crutches are usually used to complement an injured or [...]