I’ve been on crutches since I was six years old due to nerve damage in my spinal column. Fortunately, I’m very mobile and get along very well with my crutches. However, for myself and others-stem cell research holds a certain degree (more…)
I’ve been testing Aventure replacement crutch tips since April. The crutch tips are made by Keen Mobility and I am going to put them on the Hall of Fame. Good job Keen Mobility. I have mentioned in earlier post that for the past 15 years I have used Tornado crutch tips exclusively, now I have some additional options.
Keen says that the Aventure pivoting tips are “designed to improve safety and mobility on uneven and slick surfaces.” These crutch tips can flex up to 30 degrees for increased surface contact-I can verify that from my own crutch use. I can’t give them a thumbs up when it comes to increased safety and mobility on slick surfaces. Just like other crutch tips on the market they have their limitations. They did not increase my stability on wet or slick surfaces. I still highly recommend the Aventure crutch tips and their cane tips! Keen says that their replacement crutch tips will fit all standard crutches with 3/4″ to 7/8″ bases. The base on my custom forearm crutches is actually 1″. While a struggle to put on, it does fit. These crutch tips come in various colors and the best thing is the price. A pair of Aventure crutch tips will only cost you $20.00.
Aventure also makes cane tips and tips for smaller crutches. These cane tips fit canes from 1/2″ to 5/8″ diameter. They also come in different colors. Since they are from the same manufacturer and made the same way as their crutch tips-I am also recommending these cane tips. They are priced at $16.oo a pair. I like these crutch and cane tips enough that I am going to make them available with the other crutch tips we sell. If you have had any experiences with the Aventure tips please feel free to comment.
I recently had an opportunity to test drive the performance gel crutch grips made by Tom Fetterman. In addition, I spoke with a very active forearm crutch user who had been using the Performance gel grips for about a year. She felt they were a little hard and could use more Absorbalite gel. I would concur with her on that point. Being an inventor of a crutch handle myself I can appreciate just how difficult a task it is to make a great handle!
The Performance grips do not fill the palmar arch of your hand. Because of this your wrist does not get the support it needs and she found herself getting wrist fatigue and very sore hands. (more…)
I finally walked on a pair of titanium crutches Saturday. The forearm crutches were manufactured by Superlite crutches. Full disclosure: I sell Superlite crutches. I met a client at Starbucks this past Saturday because she is considering the Right Grip crutch handles. She is an amputee and even more active than me. She told me that on hikes, her hands and wrists develop some serious pain including numbness. She told me that her wrists give out before her leg does! She is going to try the Right Grip handles for a week-and I’ll report back to you.
Getting back to those titanium crutches-I was impressed!! I have about six different pairs of custom crutches made out of aluminum alloy. Besides the fact that they are very light I also like the fact that they come with custom colors. I had pretty much made (more…)
Titanium is an exotic metal in great demand. Crutch users know about the virtues of Titanium in crutches but it’s not our little secret. Someone found out that titanium can be alloyed with other elements such as iron, aluminum and others to make not only our crutches but jet engines, missiles and spacecraft-so much for keeping our secret about titanium crutches 
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We sold a pair of custom crutches to a client this week who did not trust his current crutches. A victor of polio, he uses titanium braces and aluminum forearm crutches. He told me his crutches were imported and they were not strong crutches and the adjustment holes were “egged out.” He literally had us make a pair of custom aluminum alloy crutches, cut to his size and ship them overnight. He told me he wasn’t (more…)
