Crutches help with the recovery process following a surgery or fracture. Without crutches, many patients would either need to stay in bed or risk additional injury by walking on a broken or otherwise ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On any given day in the United States, more than one million people are utilizing crutches to get around, and the majority of these individuals are struggling to find ways to ...

One of the worst parts of hobbling around on crutches? That searing pressure-pain under your arms. Atlanta medical device company BetterWalk says it has a fix for that – it’s redesigned the ...

Q Three weeks ago, I fractured my ankle and have been on crutches ever since. My ankle is now fine, but the rest of me feels stiff and awkward; my neck and shoulders ache. But it is my wrist and elbow ...

Modern crutches are still less than a century old, and dozens of designers have taken a stab at improving them. But while most attempts are variations on a familiar theme, one entry to James Dyson ...

Liliana and Max Younger with the MD Crutch, their effort to rethink age-old technology for mobility assistance. The basic technology of the crutch, Max and Liliana Younger knew, hadn’t changed since ...