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Old Jun 27, 2014, 4:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Katja
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.
Puh-leaze! We're trying to get him mobile by the start of hockey season in September, not break his neck. Although he did ask about getting a sport chair so he could go to basketball camp after all...


Originally Posted by Katja
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.
Hey! Have a little respect here! That pair of crutches has gotten me through 7 orthopedic surgeries. They're venerable antiques.
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