Arthritic elbow crutches, supplied as a pair, for clients whose hands and wrists cannot tolerate loading through a standard handgrip. The forearm support and the shaped grip spread pressure along the forearm, so the wrist is not carrying the body weight at each step.
This suits people with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis in the hands, or any condition where grip strength and joint pain limit how long a client will keep walking. Pain at the wrist is a common reason crutches get abandoned, and the walking then stops with them.
The support also helps clients who want to keep their walking distances up, because the load is shared across a larger area and the arm stays in a more neutral position.
