Crutch Handles to Reduce Pain
I read an article touting “Rocket science boosts comfort of high heels.” The technology they were using was a combination of a cushion insert and shifting the body’s weight off the ball of the foot and repositioning the weight for greater comfort! I’ve never worn high heels but I have spent an entire day on forearm crutches and my hands were killing me-that was the motivation for me to design and patent The Right Grip crutch handle. This ergonomic crutch handle displaces pressure from the volar aspect of the hand and redistributes the weight load to the hypothenar muscles, the strongest muscle group in the hand.
It’s ironic that Nike spends millions of dollars on research for increasing the comfort of our feet-but what happens when weight bearing is shifted from the feet to the hands? If you’ve ever spent any time on forearm crutches you can appreciate the point. Just as shoes are designed for the left and right foot, to maximize comfort-I designed The Right Grip for the left and right hand. In addition, The Right Grip crutch handle has some other unique features that forearm crutch users will appreciate:
1. It provides support to the palmar arch, supporting the wrist while preventing hand rotation.
2. Keeps wrists in anatomically correct positions, helping to prevent long-term deleterious effects to tendons, cartilage and nerves.
Currently, The Right Grip comes in one size-a man’s large. We have also paired the Right Grip crutch handle with Superlite crutches and Tornado crutch tips. It’s the complete package for light weight and comfortable forearm crutches. Come see our efforts and see our complete line of crutches-including underarm and forearm crutches, crutch accessories and crutch tips!
Steve Mertz
Crutches that are Comfortable
July 16th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Dear Sir,
I am a forearm crutch user. I’m am a male, 5′2″.
When will the smaller grips come out?
Thanks.
Robin E. Odle
July 16th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hi Robin, thanks for coming by. Currently, there are not any smaller designs on the drawing board but that could change and I will definitely keep readers informed. Thanks, Steve