How to use crutches to walk with light weight

The method of walking with light weight bearing on the affected limb using crutches is as follows, adjust the height of the crutches to avoid too high leading to shrugging shoulders, too low leading to bending over, hold both hands on the handle and forcefully support the body weight, the crutches should not be held against the armpit to avoid continuous compression of the axillary nerves and blood vessels and the consequences of nerve injury, the upper end of the crutches should be lightly leaned against both sides of the chest wall under the bilateral axillae, the crutches should be kept in line and probed forward to stabilize After the healthy side of the lower limb to take a step forward, followed by the affected limb to follow and light weight-bearing. The amplitude of each step should not be too large to avoid falls, and the use of the double crutches should be gradually adapted to replace the affected limb with the double crutches in the process.