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Crutch Fitting for PTs: 7 Common Mistakes That Slow Patient Recovery

Crutch Fitting for PTs: 7 Common Mistakes That Slow Patient Recovery

Most patients leave their first PT appointment with crutches that don't fit right. That's not usually the therapist...

Crutches for Kids: A Parent's Guide to Fit, Safety, and Confidence
Tips/Tricks

Crutches for Kids: A Parent's Guide to Fit, Safety, and Confidence

A parent's guide to choosing, fitting, and using crutches for kids, with safety tips, confidence builders, and why ...

Summer Travel on Crutches: Airports, Hotels & Beach
Tips/Tricks

Summer Travel on Crutches: Airports, Hotels & Beach

Nobody plans to be on crutches in June. But here you are, and summer isn't waiting. The good news: traveling on ...

Crutches and Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Patients, Parents, and Caregivers
Long-Term Conditions

Crutches and Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Patients, Parents, and Caregivers

Forearm crutches are a lifetime tool for many people with CP. This guide covers GMFCS levels, why crutch design mat...

Crutches and Multiple Sclerosis: Choosing the Right Walking Aid at Every Stage
Long-Term Conditions

Crutches and Multiple Sclerosis: Choosing the Right Walking Aid at Every Stage

Multiple sclerosis changes walking needs over time. This guide covers when crutches help, how fatigue affects crutc...

Crutches and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Real-World Guide for the EDS Community
Long-Term Conditions

Crutches and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Real-World Guide for the EDS Community

EDS and crutches: why axillary crutches cause harm, how forearm crutches work better, and what to look for in a mob...

Living and Moving With FND: A Practical Guide to Functional Neurological Disorder
Long-Term Conditions

Living and Moving With FND: A Practical Guide to Functional Neurological Disorder

If you've recently been told you have Functional Neurological Disorder — or you're still in that frustrating stretc...

The Best Crutches for PAO Recovery (From People Who Have Been There)
Long-Term Conditions

The Best Crutches for PAO Recovery (From People Who Have Been There)

We recently talked with a customer who had a periacetabular osteotomy, the surgery most people just call PAO. She l...

Pre-Op Patient Education: How to Reduce Crutch-Related Callbacks

Pre-Op Patient Education: How to Reduce Crutch-Related Callbacks

Every orthopedic practice has a callback log. The calls don't make headlines: "My shoulders are killing me." "When ...

Eric - Amputee and School Teacher in Ghana
Customer Stories

Eric - Amputee and School Teacher in Ghana

Sometimes a single picture carries an entire story. This is Eric Wondong, a dedicated teacher from Ghana, standing ...

Achilles Tendon Surgery Recovery: Navigating the Non-Weight-Bearing Phase
Recovery Guide

Achilles Tendon Surgery Recovery: Navigating the Non-Weight-Bearing Phase

If you've just been told you need Achilles tendon surgery, or you're already a few days post-op trying to figure ou...

Tabitha - in-Motion Crutches gave me back my freedom to hike!
Customer Stories

Tabitha - in-Motion Crutches gave me back my freedom to hike!

Tabitha recently shared the story of her discovery of the in-Motion crutches and how they helped her get her freedo...

Best Crutches to Buy With FSA or HSA Dollars (2026 Guide)

Best Crutches to Buy With FSA or HSA Dollars (2026 Guide)

Your FSA and HSA dollars are pre-tax money. That means when you spend them on crutches, the government is effective...

The Best Crutches for Veterans and Why Standard-Issue Falls Short

The Best Crutches for Veterans and Why Standard-Issue Falls Short

If you've been handed a pair of aluminum crutches at a hospital or VA facility, you probably didn't think much ...

Best Crutches Medicare Will Help Pay For (and How to Get the Ones You Actually Want)

Best Crutches Medicare Will Help Pay For (and How to Get the Ones You Actually Want)

Best Crutches Medicare Will Help Pay For (and How to Get the Ones You Actually Want) Why standard hospital crutche...

Foot & Ankle Surgery: Your Complete Crutch Recovery Guide
Recovery Guide

Foot & Ankle Surgery: Your Complete Crutch Recovery Guide

Foot and ankle surgery is one of the most varied categories in orthopedics. The procedures range from a 30-minute b...

HSA and Crutches: Why Quality Mobility Aids Are a Smart HSA Purchase

HSA and Crutches: Why Quality Mobility Aids Are a Smart HSA Purchase

Your FSA expires. Your HSA does not. That single difference changes how you should think about every purchase yo...

Getting Crutches Through the VA Community Care Network: What You Need to Know

Getting Crutches Through the VA Community Care Network: What You Need to Know

Most veterans think of the VA as the hospital on the edge of town. And for some people, that's exactly how they...

Does Medicaid Cover Crutches? Coverage, Prior Authorization & Dual Eligibility

Does Medicaid Cover Crutches? Coverage, Prior Authorization & Dual Eligibility

Does Medicaid Cover Crutches? Coverage, Prior Authorization & Dual Eligibility How Medicaid covers crutches, w...

Knee Replacement Recovery: A Patient's Guide to the Crutch Phase
Recovery Guide

Knee Replacement Recovery: A Patient's Guide to the Crutch Phase

If you’ve got a knee replacement coming up and you’re trying to picture what the first few weeks at home are going ...

FSA Expiration: Don't Let Your Tax-Free Dollars Go to Waste

FSA Expiration: Don't Let Your Tax-Free Dollars Go to Waste

Every year, Americans forfeit an estimated $3 billion in unspent FSA dollars. Not because they didn't need medical ...

HCPCS Codes E0117 and E0110: What Veterans Need to Know About Crutch Billing Codes

HCPCS Codes E0117 and E0110: What Veterans Need to Know About Crutch Billing Codes

Every piece of medical equipment has a billing code. Insurance companies, Medicare, and the VA all use these co...

One Crutch User Tried Both. Here's the Honest Comparison.
Customer Stories

One Crutch User Tried Both. Here's the Honest Comparison.

Guest review by Virginia, shared via Disabled in the Wild | Millennial Medical Ambassador Spotlight.  Millennial Me...

Crutch HCPCS Codes Explained: E0110 vs. E0117 (and Why It Matters)

Crutch HCPCS Codes Explained: E0110 vs. E0117 (and Why It Matters)

Crutch HCPCS Codes Explained: E0110 vs. E0117 (and Why It Matters) A plain-English guide to the crutch billing cod...