Why we know this works!
Why we know this works!
We love this standard walker because as occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) we spend a surprising amount of our home visits slowing people down, since feet that cannot keep up with a rolling walker end up on the floor. Is a walker without wheels safer than one with wheels? For some people, yes: with no wheels it cannot roll away from you. You place it, then step, so your pace never gets ahead of your balance, and you can bear real weight through the frame with every step. It supports up to 350 pounds, weighs just 7.5 pounds, and folds to 4.5 inches for storage or the car.
This is especially important for people with significant balance impairment, dizziness, or fresh weight-bearing precautions after surgery. Lifting the walker with every step does take arm strength and slows you down, so if that becomes tiring, the Folding Front Wheeled Walker keeps most of the stability without the lifting.
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Aaron Anderson
OTR/L, ECHM
LENEXA, KS
ArthritisCardiac RecoveryChronic Pain
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OTD, OTR/L, ATP
Omaha, NE
ArthritisHand & Upper ExtremityGeneral Aging
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OTR/L
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OTR/L, Realtor
Kansas City KS and MO Metro, KS
Cardiac RecoveryArthritisChronic Pain
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OTD, OTR/L
Roeland Park, KS
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