I had a request this week from a medical provider seeking custom crutches. They had a young patient with cerebral palsy. Their dilemma was this: they needed an adult size forearm crutch with a pediatric size cuff. Interestlingly enough, she told me that she had been searching for this combination for three weeks!
Good news! We were able to provide them an adult crutch with a custom cuff to accommodate their patients smaller arm. We are still adding some elements to our site but are open for business. If you have a special need for custom forearm crutches please shoot me an email at smertz at msn.com or call me at 303-619-8972.
Steve Mertz
Custom Crutches are Our Speciality.
I am currently testing the Aventure crutch tip manufactured by Keen Mobility. I’ve only had it on my crutches for a few days but so far, I’m impressed. I have been using the Tornado crutch tip exclusively for the past 15 years-so this head to head test will be interesting. Like the Tornado crutch tip, the Aventure crutch tip is extremely hard to put on. It takes strong muscles, a can of WD 40 and a lot of perseverance! I’ve noticed over the years that the Tornado tip seems to be getting “more rigid” and doesn’t have the give of earlier Tornado tips. This is purely based on my own experiences and not backed up by any scientific data.
What has caught my eye early on with the Aventure crutch tip is it’s ability to “give” quite a bit-it appears to be softer than the Tornado tip. The next test will be if this softness equates to a shorter life-time will tell!
I live in Denver, Colorado so thus far the Aventure tip has been exposed to snow and ice very early on and has performed well. I’m a very active forearm crutch user so I will keep you posted on the test results and let you know if the Aventure tip, manufactured by Keen Mobility, joins the Tornado crutch tip on the hall of fame list or if it hits the wall of shame list! (more…)
Custom crutches can run hundreds of dollars. For example, a pair of aluminum forearm crutches start at $265.00 and a pair of titanium crutches can run you $695.00 While these crutches are custom made for you and have the latest crutch handles and crutch tips-it is still a noticeable expense! Let me give you a few ideas on how to get reimbursement from your insurance company. Before I was selling crutches I had to go through the same process as you with the insurance company. The first thing is this-be sure you have a written prescription from your physician. You may tell your physician that you are getting custom crutches because the are fitted to your exact height. This eliminates adjustable crutches (more…)
