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Step-by-Step: Using Crutches with Swing Through (Non-Weight Bearing)

Hold your injured leg in the air and balance on your other leg. Lift and place the bottom of the crutches about one foot in front of you. Lift your uninjured leg from the floor and gently swing it forward until it lands in front of where your crutches are planted. Repeat steps one and two continuously to keep moving forward.

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Step-by-Step: Sitting with Crutches (Weight Bearing)

Here are the steps for sitting with crutches, when you are able to bear weight on your foot.

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Watch this video to learn how to do straight leg raises to strengthen your joints before and after joint replacement surgery.

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This video will teach viewers how to take care of their cast until it completely hardens and after it hardens, and when to call their provider.

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Step-by-Step: Going Through a Door with Crutches

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