Life's Too Short

Encore Episode: So Long to Crutches & Scooters: A New Way to Get Around


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According to the National Institutes of Health, around six and a half million people in the United States use a cane, walker or crutches to assist with their mobility.

Crutches are awful. Scooters make life a bit simpler.

But, wouldn't it be amazing if you could keep walking without putting pressure on your knee or your injured lower leg?

The iWalk Free is a prosthetic frame that wraps to the upper thigh to enable walking without a crutch or wheels. Your leg moves the same, but the injured part of the leg is protected and bears no weight. The knee isn’t a resting point so it won’t suffer pain from the device.

Listen as Brad Hunter joins Melanie Cole, MS, to share how the iWalk Free can assist your mobility with minimal intrusion to your daily tasks.
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