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Old Jun 27, 2014, 4:28 pm
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Katja
 
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
He's a teenaged boy - no way could I get him to go for that option.
Heh. Have him watch one of Aaron Fotheringham's videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUUVfPy0UgI). Of course you can't get a decent chair for a short term injury like that.


Originally Posted by CDTraveler
I'll ask the PT about those and see what she thinks. He might balance better with those. Thanks for the idea.
They also prevent axillary nerve damage, very common with underarm crutches. As far as I can tell, no other modern industrialized country sends people home on those torture devices.
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