Are you suffering from arthritis? Do you have difficulty in walking due to leg fracture or injuries to legs? Or are you recovering from injury below the hip and require a walking aid? It is here where you need a medical walker with wheels. Medical walkers with wheels are there to improve your mobility.
Medical walkers with wheels come in a form of aluminum frame to give additional support to people with walking difficulties. These walkers with wheels ensure stability and firmness while walking. Medical walkers with wheels are the most sought after walking aid. Made up of lightweight aluminum, the four-legged frames are fitted with two or four wheels. These walkers with wheels are of two kinds—Some of them are fitted with seats while others are fitted with shopping baskets. One kind has two wheels fitted on the front side which cannot swivel. The other type has four wheels which are rotatable.
Fundamental elements of medical walkers with wheels
– Always wear footwear with non-slippery soles to prevent falls. Such shoes provide great comfort and good support.
– Decide on the size your medical walker with wheels based your height.
– Ensure all the wheels on your walker are standing at right angles to the ground before you can sit on it.
– Look straight ahead and not down at the ground while walking with your walker with wheels.
– Adjust the handles of your walker with wheels in such a way that it comes to your waistline level. Straighten your hips and curve your hips around 15 degrees while gripping the handles.
You need to follow a few safety tips before you can start using your walker with wheels. Some of them are given below:
– The wheels of your medical walker may get worn-out by continued use. Hence, you must inspect the wheels of your medical walker on a regular basis to see if the wheels are damaged. If the wheels are damaged, you need to get them replaced from the local pharmacy.
– Do not use your walker with wheels while climbing up and down the stairs and escalators. You can only use it on the stairs and escalators if you have been trained by a physiotherapist on how to use them here.
– There must be sufficient gap between you and your walker with wheels and do not keep your toes outside it. You may lose your balance and fall down, especially if your body lies very much close to the wheels of your medical walker.
If you face any troubles while using walkers with wheels, do get in touch with your healthcare practitioner.