The Goodbye Crutches Blog

When you have foot surgery, you are going to be going through a lot.  First and foremost, your foot will put you through a great deal of pain and discomfort.  You will have to go through physical therapy and you will have to learn how to do things while balancing on crutches or another mobility device.  Part of your recovery will require quite a bit of rest and since it will be harder to get out and about, you might simply stay home more often than usual.  Combine all of these things and you could very well become depressed from your situation.  You might be more isolated than usual, lonely, and frustrated with your mobility capabilities.  Here are a few ways you can avoid dropping into a post-surgery depression.

When you break an ankle or injure your foot, your doctor will likely tell you that you have to keep all of your weight off your injured leg for a certain length of time.  You can rest assured that you will have at least 4 weeks on crutches and maybe more.  The good news is that you have the chance to form better habits in those four weeks.  The bad news is that bad habits are easier to form.  Here are some bad habits that you might lean towards as you recover along with a few tips to help you avoid those habits.

When Shari Peterson of Northern Virginia was told that she could not bear weight on one leg for an extended period of time, she didn’t know what she was going to do.  Then, she discovered Goodbye Crutches.  “Your website is great,” she said.  “I found every aspect of it easy to understand, easy to use and of superior quality.”

If you are preparing for foot surgery, you likely know you have quite a recovery ahead of you.  If you have a little advance notice before your surgery, it is a good idea to get ready as much as possible.  Work on the priorities from this list and get yourself as ready as you can be to face your recovery.  Here are some ways you can get ready for the surgery and the recovery that will follow.

When you have ankle surgery, you are in for a long recovery.  You will need to do many things including attend physical therapy sessions, listen to your doctor’s orders, and plenty of other things.  But you might wonder how you can really get better after you ankle surgery.  Here are a few things that can help you heal faster.

“I got my Knee Scooter the next day on Saturday,” she said, “and WOW, what a difference!”  Angela saw an immediate physical change.  “My arm muscles are not shaking anymore.”  Not only did Angela appreciate feeling better in areas of her body that were not injured, but she also felt as if she looked better as well.  “I can actually get ready for work versus daily ponytails,” she said.  “On Monday, everyone at work told me how much better I LOOKED.  They could tell I was so miserable and exhausted using my crutches.”

Your practice webiste is often the first place you connect with potential patients.  Even if they got a referral from a primary care provider or the ER, before they come to your office they are likely to visit your website.  Is it the first impression you want?  If your answer isn't a resounding HELL YES, take a look at these 10 great practice websites.  All have elements you can easily encorporate into your site to make the most of that critcial first impression.

If you are an active individual who is suddenly taken out of commission with an unexpected injury, you might wonder how you are going to get through the recovery process.  Crutches can get you from place to place, but they certainly cannot be involved in the type of lifestyle you were used to enjoying.  Perhaps you have seen others who are getting around quickly and easily with what looks like a peg leg.  Or maybe you did a little research and discovered the iWALKFree hands Free Crutch.  Either way, once you know about the device, you may wonder if it is right for you.  Who can use the Hands Free Crutch the best?  Here are a few items you will need to have line up in order to make the best use of this devi

When you are on crutches, everything you do is harder and will take longer.  One thing that you will likely have to do in order to recover is make healthy meals for yourself and your family.  In order to recover, your body will need all the nutrients it can get.  But cooking is not as easy as it once was.  Here are a few tips to help you cook while you are on crutches.

The Knee Walker is a device that people from all over the country have used to help them recovery from surgery and accidents.  When crutches simply do not seem to do the trick, the Knee Walker can substitute as a mobility device that can get you places faster and easier.  Here are just a few examples of how the Knee Scooter came in handy for a variety of customers and reasons.