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  2. Crutch - Wikipedia

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    A boy using underarm (axillary) crutches to keep weight off the injured leg A man using forearm crutches. A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.

  3. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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    forearm crutch A girl using a pair of underarm / axillary crutches. Walking aids are devices designed to assist individuals with mobility impairments in maintaining upright ambulation. These aids include assistive canes, crutches, walkers, and more specialized devices such as gait trainers, and upright walkers. Each type of aid is designed to ...

  4. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to crutches, canes are generally lighter, but, because they transfer the load through the user's unsupported wrist, are unable to offload equal loads from the legs. Another type of crutch is the walker, a frame held in front of the user and which the user leans on during movement. Walkers are more stable due to their increased area ...

  5. Talk:Crutch - Wikipedia

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    Crutches were also used in ECW alot, so they are also a weapon. Whopper 00:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC) []. Really?I was unaware of their role in the English Civil War.. The entry for 'Strutters' claims advantages over traditional crutches and that the design has been unchanged since the 19thC, both points which clearly apply to underarm/axillary crutches only, not to forearm crutches.

  6. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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    Mayo Clinic - Slide show: Tips for choosing and using walkers Retrieved 2012-03-03 Walker Facts - Canadian non-profit information website about walkers and rollators Retrieved 2012-03-03 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vol 86, January 2005: Assistive Devices for Balance and Mobility Retrieved 2012-03-03

  7. Crutch paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Crutch paralysis is a form of paralysis which can occur when either the radial nerve or part of the brachial plexus, containing various nerves that innervate sense and motor function to the arm and hand, is under constant pressure, such as by the use of a crutch. [1] This can lead to paralysis of the muscles innervated by the compressed nerve. [2]

  8. Plank (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    The most common plank is the forearm plank which is held in a push-up-like position, with the body's weight borne on forearms, elbows, and toes.Many variations exist such as the side plank and the reverse plank.

  9. List of anatomy mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...

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