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Crutches
Crutches are devices held beneath the armpits to support the body in walking after an injury to the legs or feet.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 43-year old asked:
Are there different kinds of crutches?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do crutches make lower back issues worse?
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A 43-year old asked:
What do doctors usually give crutches for?
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A 37-year old asked:
So does a person with gout always need crutches?
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A 47-year old asked:
How long do you need to be on crutches with broken transverse process?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are some harmful things about prosthesis if doing ok with crutches?
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A 32-year old asked:
Im seeing so many boomers on crutches. Amateur athletes or victims of overweight?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Still getting a lot of pain after soft tissue damage to my back 4 weeks ago and still on crutches is this normal?
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A female asked:
How long will I have to use crutches after an osteotomy? How long will I have to be on crutches after my osteotomy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I'm postop 5 weeks from Kidner procedure & got an aircast & was told to stay applying weight with a crutch. I have such pain I can't even ice it. ?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do crutches give you abs?
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A 46-year old asked:
Which type of shoes to wear while on crutches?
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A 38-year old asked:
Do you need crutches when you pull your groin?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long will I be on crutches after breaking my leg?
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A 47-year old asked:
How long should the crutches stay on after ACL reconstruction?
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A female asked:
When I have osgood schlatters when will the doctors decide to give me crutches?
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A 27-year old male asked:
How is nerve block administered? And how long before able to get up and down stairs with crutches?
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A 49-year old female asked:
How long recovery for a distal clavical removal - I use crutches for mobility, so shoulders are used constantly.
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A 40-year old asked:
Knee microfracture what sort of crutches?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I bruised by tailbone should I use crutches?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do you think I should be using crutches for a sprained foot?
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A female asked:
Do I need crutches for a sprained ankle?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do you think I'll need crutches for a sprained ankle?
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A female asked:
I think I have sprained my knee what should I do? and should I need crutches?
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A 22-year old asked:
Can I get a free pair of crutches?
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A 48-year old asked:
I have plantar fasciitis will I need crutches?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do you hurt your knee enough for crutches?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do I have to be on crutches if I have a torn meniscus?
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A 34-year old female asked:
How long after a meniscus repair do you have to use crutches?
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A 18-year old asked:
Would I need crutches if I have a bad hamstring and quad injury?
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