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"Take these crutches and keep off your leg" were the doctors instructions. It sounded easy enough until you tried to use them. They may be awkward, painful or unstable. Maybe crutches just do not fit your life, lifestyle, and livelihood. But you do not have to be condemned to crutches. There are options.

Underarm Crutches

You're probably already using the standard axillary underarm crutches. They have been around for more than 3,000 years. The first recorded reference was found in Egyptian hieroglyphics. Anyone would recognize the pictures on the walls, as they have changed little in form or function. Even when crutches are properly used and adjusted correctly they can cause underarm pain, dermatitis, shoulder wrist and elbow injury and numbness of the arm for up to 12 months. Also, many report falling while using crutches.

Modified Crutches

Variations of the most common underarm crutch have been introduced over the last 50 years. These are forearm crutches or tricep crutches. The most ergonomic crutch recently introduced is the Millenial Crutch. While these variations are improvements, the basic function still requires upper body strength and dictates the use of both arms to compensate for the lost use of the one foot or leg.

Hands-Free Crutches

As its name implies, the Hands-Free Crutch frees up your hands and upper body. Originally designed in Canada in 2002, the iWALKFree Hands-Free Crutch consists of a padded knee platform attached to an aluminum beam. The device is secured to the patient's thigh by two quick-release padded straps and to the patient's calf with one padded quick-release strap. Like a knee scooter or knee walker, the patient's weight is transferred through the knee onto the knee platform. Unlike a knee scooter, it provides the patient with unmatched mobility. It can be used indoors or outdoors, on stairs and even in the shower. Patients have reported using it everywhere from on a plane to in the ocean surf. Activities range from daily living to completing the Army Ten Miler Race. Overseas it is used as an alternative to a permanent prosthesis for below the knee amputees. In all areas it has proved very durable and reliable in the toughest of conditions. As beneficial as the Hands-Free Crutch can be, it is not for every patient as coordination, balance and overall physical fitness is required.

Walking Leg Brace

A prosthetic brace known as a the Freedom Leg fits snugly around the thigh and transfers the patient's weight down carbon fiber beams beams on both sides of the leg to a cross member under the foot. This device was first introduced in the fall of 2009 and is currently being tested for effectiveness and to better determine the range of patients that could benefit from such a device.

Knee Scooter

Also known as a knee walker, it is a wheeled cart-like device where the patient unloads the affected lower limb by transferring their weight through a padded knee platform. Designs vary greatly between three and four wheeled models, those that turn like a bicycle and those that must be lifted to turn. Features vary greatly as do stability, functionality and durability. Baskets are an option and should come with your unit. This allows you to move from point-to-point safely with your hand(s) on the device. Most units fold up small enough to fit in the back seat or trunk of a car for easy transportation or storage. Patients have even reported successfully taking them on airplanes and storing them with baby strollers for an easy exit when you get to your destination.

Seated Scooter

Some people using crutches have knee or hip injuries or cannot comfortably kneel for extended periods. For those patients, theses limitations eliminate the option of both the Hands-Free Crutch and Knee Scooter. The seated scooter is a variation of the Knee Scooter (knee walker) where the patient sits on a bike seat while resting the affected (injured) leg on a foot rest. The good leg propels the scooter around as the person sits. This device can easily be used and may be appropriate even for someone with compromised balance. Like a Knee Scooter, it should come with a basket. It too can be folded down for easy transportation and/or storage.

You have more options than the Egyptian pharaohs, yet the correct solution depends on your individual needs and lifestyle. Items to consider:

• What activities do I NEED to do?
• What activities do I WANT to do?
• Do I have overall fitness and balance?
• Can I comfortably kneel?
• How long will I be off your foot or leg?
• What are my physical surroundings? (stairs or one-level)
• Does my local supplier have it in stock and can I get there easily or should I order online and have it shipped directly to me?
• How much will it cost?
• Will my insurance cover these crutch alternatives? (Insurance code HCPCs E0118)

As Michael Jordan once said, "The only thing worse than being on crutches is being on the sidelines." Taking your individual needs into account and talking with your healthcare provider, you can use the solution that allows you to stay non-weight-bearing while maintaining your life, lifestyle and livelihood.

Tom Schwab is President of Goodbye Crutches, the nation's largest supplier of crutch alternatives. With the widest array of options to fit your life and needs, you are guaranteed to get the best value, best service, free same day shipping and be completely satisfied with your choice.
Goodbye Crutches | (877) 266-3995

Tips to Choosing the Right Custom Car Spoilers for Your Car

Spoilers are the wing like attachment fitted to the rear end, mounted on top of the trunk or attached just under the bumper in the front. Since they look sleek and stylish, many believe that spoilers are installed to make the car look trendy and sporty. This is only partially correct. While car spoilers can help improve the external beauty of your car, their main purpose is to improve the aerodynamic condition of your vehicle. These attachments are called spoilers because they ‘spoil’ or disrupt any unfavorable air movement that comes into contact with the body of the vehicle. This makes the car highly fuel-efficient and reliable.

Many racing cars and other high performance sports cars have car spoilers mounted on them. Copying this sporty look, more and more passenger vehicles are also using spoilers. Of course, a sleek and well-kept look not only makes the car look good, it also boosts its resale value. But do not confuse spoilers with car ‘wings’ which basically produce down force when air passes around them.

Make: Car spoilers come in different shapes and styles. You have high hooped spoilers, Lip spoilers and supra styled spoilers, to mention a few. You can also buy custom car spoilers, designed in a variety of styles and colors. Most of these spoilers, regardless of their looks, are made of lightweight materials like fiberglass or polyurethane. These materials are extremely durable and highly flexible, so they will not crack or sag. High impact spoilers are made from a combination of materials, which show high resistance to temperature and impact. Most people like to buy unpainted spoilers so they can paint them in whatever color they desire.

Design: Do not go by looks alone when you buy car spoilers. Car spoilers break the flow of air that comes into contact with the body of the car. This makes the car highly stable on the road because spoilers reduce the lift and increase the traction of the car. Thus, there is maximum contact between the tire and the road. This allows your car to brake, turn and speed up with greater stability. A good car spoiler is one that is designed to reduce lift and increase traction. Select accordingly.

Speed: Spoilers are installed to control the aerodynamics of the car. Aerodynamic drag increases as the car accelerates. Spoilers that are designed for slow speeds will lead to more drag when the car travels at high speed. In the same way, spoilers for speedy cars are not quite effective when the car is moving slowly. So, go for the right make of spoiler for your speed. Again, looks and design aren’t everything!

Because every car has a certain need to fulfill, it is highly recommended that you buy custom car spoilers. That way, you can select just the right design, style, color and make you want. Many online shops have extensive collections of custom car spoilers. You can easily choose one according to your preferences and needs.

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Milk accidentally left in CR-V trunk for 3 weeks, smells awful. Best way to clean it?

We left on a trip for about 3 weeks but before that, we did some grocery shopping and somehow didn't see the milk hidden behind some coats and a pillow in the back trunk of our Honda CR-V (2001 model). It was a sealed, half-gallon container of fat-free milk.

When we came back and opened up our car door to go out for some errands we were welcomed with the stench of what smelled like a very strong, putrid, rotten cheese. Apparently, the rotten milk had built up enough gas/carbon dioxide to pop the snap-on lid open and spill on the carpeted floor of our trunk.

My questions are:

1) What is the best way to clean it?
2) What is the best way to deodorize it?
3) What is the best way to disinfect it...? ...since the milk has all since dried up RIGHT ON the carpet itself and most likely has bacteria teeming all over it.

We tried some household cleaning chemical sprays but it just isn't enough. Any ideas?

you have to remove the carpet and pressure clean it,i had to clean one out that i was going to be working on because the customer had forgotten about a pound of hamburger meat,it was really nasty,i removed the carpet and pressure cleaned it and it took almost a week of airing it out to get rid of the smell,i can imagine what milk smells like,but removing the carpet is the best way to get rid of it,and use lots of Fe-breeze,that stuff really works well on things like this,good luck with it.

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