This is my current life. NWB since Easter. I originally looked to get tips, but this shows what my life is. I’m older, so I’m glad these young women showed how very tiring it can be.❤️
@oogabooga9939
7 ай бұрын
Hello. I am going through the same thing. It's been 6 months since you commented. How are you now? Has it healed yet?
@glennsheridan9678
2 жыл бұрын
At 58 yrs old i'm 2 weeks into my 6 wk non weight bearing adventure. Grocery shopping? Walking the dog? No &%$#@!* way!!!
@btoth31
3 жыл бұрын
This is totally crazy. Walking a dog tied to your walker?? Nuts! This is totally not real
@amyfox369
4 жыл бұрын
I was non weight bearing for 4 weeks, I didn’t leave my house except for my son taking me to dr appts. I only used the walker in the bathroom, absolutely did not use crutches, I fell once and put them aside. My knee scooter was a huge lifesaver. I’m not sure I’d have managed alone without it. Certainly if I were an older person or had less ability to stand/hop on one leg and/or pivot myself, I’d have had to hire someone to help or stay with someone. Lucky enough I only have 4 steps out of my house, I bumped up or down on my bottom and was helped to stand up by my son. As far as chores go, i put everything I needed either on the counter or top shelf of low cabinet. Frequently used food and beverage at arm height in the fridge and ate a lot of frozen meals, cereal bars and sandwiches. I just don’t see a walker as a viable solution to getting any where at a distance, especially shopping. This video is very useful though to show how difficult a walker is for non weight bearing folks. Thank goodness for being out of a cast and in a cam boot, can’t wait to get out of this thing too.
@cougmom50
3 жыл бұрын
I realize that your post is a yr old but I'm seeing it tonight and have a question. I broke my ankle in 3 places and am in a cast right now. In about 4 more weeks I'll be weight baring. I use a knee scooter to get around right now but, what did you use when you started weight baring? Did you just keep using your knee scooter?
@justaguy1679
Жыл бұрын
I had big toe fusion 5 days ago. Totally non weight bearing on right foot. And being treated for dizziness at Mayo. 70 yrs old, live alone, and trying to find best thing. Been using scooter but knee replacement on right knee is very uncomfortable.
@dianechuckandrews1215
10 ай бұрын
This is very useful video, even years later! So thankful I came across it. People just don't know how challenging it is. I am also older like another person that posted and don't have the upper body strength or the balance I had when the age of these awesome ladies! 👏 The more I use the walker my arms and shoulders do get a little stronger however, the mornings they ache when first put back into use with the walker. Thinking about useing workout gloves for my hands. A knee scooter only works for thouse that can weight bear on a knee, wish I could. Thanks again and at least I can say this to shall pass. Some folks are not so fortunate and must live like this 😔
@maybelline1025
9 ай бұрын
@@cougmom50 How long did it take for your ankle to heal?
@bekayezme
3 жыл бұрын
This would not be possible for old people.
@rvcool2646
Жыл бұрын
Omg you are super women your strength is awesome my dr. Told me 20 percent weight bearing with walker nd i got tired after 20 steps and look at you, you are doing so great you are example of true motivation
@thomasdunn8214
Жыл бұрын
I am about to have right foot surgery. NWB for 6-8 weeks, then a boot for 6-8 weeks. I have been practiing with a walker and very much appreciate your video. It helped me out. Thanks!
@sybilmays8741
6 ай бұрын
Just saw your comment. I’m going through exactly the same thing. How did it go with the walker?
@ritaeslinger7011
4 ай бұрын
This video confirmed my decision to take extended medical leave from my halftime teaching job at a secondary school! I’m just into weight bearing and although things are getting somewhat easier, there are still struggles-like stairs!
@devisubramaniam3860
9 ай бұрын
Great job ladies. This is my life since Aug 2023, surgery in Sep, and now in Nov approved to begin weight bearing with a walker. Going to PT now. It is exhausting just for the activities of daily living, also. Basically been on the 2nd floor of my 3 story home (with very steep stairs), with a rented hospital bed - easy to get on and off the bed for bathroom trips at night. The knee rover was definitely a game changer, but my poor hubby has to carry it to the other floors.
@noname0379
4 жыл бұрын
Hello, 5 years ago I had a small house accident in my left leg but what made me become a NWB was the doctor's operation. It is a real challenge to go around your daily tasks, especially if you have weak arms. I can't use the walker to go up or down stairs like you guys do because of my weak arms. Also, going to the gym or walk the dog is crazy...
@elizabethpeterson1644
Жыл бұрын
I broke my left ankle from a car accident almost 12 years ago. I was using a wheelchair for a little bit over 2 months. I did used the walker a little bit in the bedroom at my parents house. I did hop on my good leg a little bit in the bedroom. When I got out of the bedroom to get into the wheelchair towards the front door. Of course that I also did hop a little bit in getting outside of the house. It wasn’t hard to get in or out of the car. When I first started to walk again. It was a workout for me in using a walker and even walking to place to place. When I was in Target or Walmart that I used the shopping cart scooter to get around in. I was wearing a boot on my left leg and having a walker in the cart in the scooter. It was 4 months for me to get back to the Y to see some of my friends there. The first day back it was really busy so I used 5 weight machines and rode a bike a little bit. Even the month of July that I was weening off the boot. By August that I was walking normal and still gone to PT by the end of the month. September that I was back in taking my classes again. I think that I did one class 3 times a week, the other one twice a week, and the last one was once a week at the Y. I had fun in those classes and made really good friends in those classes over the years. Even seeing my sister for the 1st in 2 years around her birthday. I still have a little bit of a flared up in my left ankle. It doesn’t slowed me down. I’m a little bit older than what had happened to me and a little bit heavier. I still have to walk very carefully during the winter in Wisconsin.
@joeblow5087
2 жыл бұрын
This video shows young, fit, people using a walker with an injury. How about showing the older person with a chronic condition? Video is unrealistic.
@wendypetersen7529
2 жыл бұрын
I am non weight bearing and have been for 9 weeks. I tried using a walker, but by the time I'd got down the hallway I was absolutely exhausted. I'm dangerous on crutches and ended up with a knee scooter. It was a Godsend. Plus it had a basket on the front which made life much easier. My bed was unmade for several weeks, and the microwave got a lot of use. Plus I resorted to wearing dresses. LOL ARE YOU SERIOUS - THE GYM??? You get enough of a workout just walking around! Did you drive? If so, how did you get the walker in the back seat and you into the front seat on one leg and nothing to hold onto. That's my biggest challenge, so I've temporarily given up driving.
@m.taylor
6 ай бұрын
These are all young people whose joints are presumably not worn down...but it is extremely painful for an elderly person to use a walker since in older age their joints have worn down or they may have multiple chronic musculoskeletal injuries or they may have back problems that any misalignment of posture can cause more pain. Nevertheless for everyone, using these walkers for more than one day eventually takes its toll on the wrist, hands, fingers shoulder joints, and ankle causing nerve impingement, pain or bad posture.
@maried3717
2 жыл бұрын
No way would I attempt to walk my Cocker Spaniel let alone our big dog with a walker. That is a disaster waiting to happen.
@user-kk9zf4fx9t
5 ай бұрын
Thanks girls for this, Ive reached an age when i need a walker and will be suffering the same as youve all highlited and am affraid but this helped me. Thanks and god bless you all xx John in UK
@karenpeterson4706
Жыл бұрын
Was this a school project to see what it feels like to have a debilitating injury? Watching this I appreciated comments about the difficulties. However some of what you demonstrated is extremely unsafe. E.g. walking a dog with a walker????
@paulalongo-weissgerber5658
4 жыл бұрын
I am non weight for 6 weeks, My physical therapist was a bit angry I am using an office chair to roll around my condo. It works well and less chance of falling. (crutches too) Your video shows how hard it is to get around(add a full leg brace to the leg, no bending) I have to conquer 4 flights of stairs getting to my front door, sitting the whole way up. Its exhausting and my shoulder is really hurting after the first three weeks. Three weeks remaining before beginning to weight bare. Its a real lesson on understanding disabilities. I truly appreciate your video, I am going to ask my PT to view it, so she can understand better what is going on at home.
@angelablack7946
4 жыл бұрын
I have been using a walker since November 3rd. I broke my leg roller skating that day. I had surgery on November 20th and am just now able to put weight on my leg. It’s been a difficult journey but I am getting back my life slowly.
@empressofawesome7099
Жыл бұрын
How are things now?
@e_i_e_i_bro
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Recovering from major femur surgery 🙂 I'm okay with people asking if I need any help. I understand the hesitancy to ask though.
@gamerwhiz6847
5 жыл бұрын
Great video covering all life activities. Thank you for sharing. Looks like that little walker can enable you to do many things. Your good foot must hurt from all that total weight bearing though.
@1566chandra
9 ай бұрын
Love from India
@hanbulban3131
4 жыл бұрын
Not having a cam boot on is so risky, also I have no idea how you hop so much. For me my knee and good foot hurt a lot now because of hopping I agree the handles are terrible. Still the walker is so much better and safer than crutches
@gotmama2
4 ай бұрын
I use the IWalk Free 3.0 hands free crutch... much easier! I use the walker to go the restroom in the night. Sun-dresses avoid wardrobe issues...
@chaananketcheson4752
5 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video, as I just got hip surgery and am so tired using this walker. Others can see how exhausting it is, and not as simple as it looks. It is challenging, and you did a great job. Maybe come up with some tricks on getting things for cooking, sponge bath or in and out of a tub. Thanks again
@czlucar
11 ай бұрын
The only thing missing is the pain and swelling, which makes it even more difficult to hoist yourself around.
@Pinklantanas
4 жыл бұрын
This is extremely unrealistic. I'm 3 weeks NWB and my body has said that is enough. This is not doable for the average person, maybe for someone very athletic before the accident.
@jennifermiller668
4 жыл бұрын
I agree. I am less than 1 week in NWB and I'm not sure how I'm going to manage. I am renting a knee scooter, but am struggling with transfers into and out of the car. I thing some OT would be very helpful.
@ailinchooi3173
3 жыл бұрын
unrealistic
@ClassicRoyal
3 жыл бұрын
She’s driving with a hurt right leg? The picture has a dog on a leash attached to the Walker, really?! Good Lord! She is another accident waiting to happen! How hurt is she really? No cast?! Why did she not ride one of those motorized carts? No one to help her?! This is a scary video!
@Lara-wr2nm
2 жыл бұрын
This looks ridiculously unsafe.
@kaylamcclellan9500
2 жыл бұрын
Well ya cant drive since your NWB leg is your driving leg. Ive been NWB for 3.5 weeks now, still another 4 weeks away from any possible weight.
@kaylamcclellan9500
2 жыл бұрын
Also, you all should have added the boot to hop around with the extra weight. Its tiring
@cheriebenjamin0315
2 жыл бұрын
Knee scooter is a lifesaver. Preferably one with a bag of basket. It’s expensive but worth it. But for anyone having any kind of foot/leg surgery try and build up your upper body strength as much as possible beforehand. It’ll help you once you’re moving around more and doing stuff like this.
@e_i_e_i_bro
2 жыл бұрын
Knee scooters are still considered weight bearing
@cheriebenjamin0315
2 жыл бұрын
@@e_i_e_i_broReally, how so? My surgeon told me to get one as part of my recovery for foot surgery and never mentioned that.
@e_i_e_i_bro
2 жыл бұрын
@@cheriebenjamin0315 It depends on how much weight bearing you are allowed. I'm only allowed toe-touch and Physio said knee scooter would still be considered WB
@cheriebenjamin0315
2 жыл бұрын
@@e_i_e_i_bro I wasn’t allowed to put any weight on my right ankle and foot until in the cam boot. But I guess I could see how it’s weight bearing as the weight is going towards the recuperating foots knee.
@Dr_Footbrake
Жыл бұрын
@@e_i_e_i_bro also depends on the injury/surgery. Knee scooter would still 100% load the knee (and requires 90 degrees knee flexion to begin with) and also the hip.
@btoth31
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, use a wheelchair!!
@joanneurbany3975
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. On the 21st of Oct 2021 I was hit by a car crossing the road. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks being non weight bearing on my right leg. So my walker has become an extended part of me. I have callouses on my hands from handles. LOL
@jpgkai
Жыл бұрын
We’re you in the walker for 6 weeks straight or was it like they did surgery then you were out for two weeks till they did a second surgery and again had some weeks added? I just broke my leg and they did a surgery and two weeks I got back again for another surgery and I’m nervous if after this second one they’ll have me out for two weeks again? Or is my case just less severe idk
@samkitty5894
10 ай бұрын
Most stores have electric carts for disabled shoppers. No need to jump around on one foot while shopping. Also, going down the stairs on one leg and using a walker like that is a recipe for disaster.
@ClassicRoyal
3 жыл бұрын
The gym should not have allowed this girl to come in and work out. Climbing on that tall device to work out is not safe! She did lots of things in a very scary manner. Non weight bearing without a cast or boot?! This does not impress me as I lie here in a cast, non weight bearing. I use a Walker and a scooter, but I do not do any of the things this girl is doing! Safety first. I don’t believe she’s really hurt.
@leannecanty8821
2 жыл бұрын
Of course she's not hurt. None of them are. They are only each using the walker for one day, as stated in the video. They are just experiencing what it is like.
@KarenGravatt
5 жыл бұрын
Great video but I don’t have strength in my good knee or upper body to do this😢
@Squirrelfriends22
4 жыл бұрын
Karen Gravatt me too!
@spenners99
4 жыл бұрын
I've a cast on at the moment and I'm nwb. I have other joint problems so when I've been on my good leg for a short while my hip starts to hurt. My shoulders hurt too. So I dont know how they manage all this for so long. Maybe youth 😁
@judywright4241
4 жыл бұрын
Karen Gravatt ---I appreciate the actual life usage, no way hubby can manage to do the whole hopping thing. All the videos I had seen up to this point (his surgery is a month away) is people demonstrating the product-this video is much better, I appreciate the time you took to make it.
@infinitysearcher8858
4 жыл бұрын
Great production. The problems I have had in last couple of days was not an illusion nor exceptional. But then I am at the other end of the scale age-wise.
@wendyrowland7787
2 жыл бұрын
I learned to wrap my thumb the same way as my fingers as it prevented soreness between my finger and thumb.
@yvettemathews702
3 жыл бұрын
I assume you made this video as part of an education class I.e. physical or occupational therapy. Point: a person who is NWB on right lower extremity will not be driving a vehicle.
@tinabueltel1765
2 жыл бұрын
This was a great video! Thank you!
@hustledivaspeaks
Жыл бұрын
This video makes me sad and inspired at the same time. I broke my foot and am in a splint and getting a cast Tuesday. I'm on a walker and it's brutal. But not as brutal as what I'm watching here. 😩 Women are so magnificent!
@janecarolhogue3140
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't the store have electric carts
@maryhelen4780
2 жыл бұрын
Wow😱👍🌸🌺🌸super girl
@nrikhy2793
Жыл бұрын
Try a tricycle with a basket for grocery shopping. Also a modified really stable electric scooter with a slow speed adjustment
@Winter3033
7 ай бұрын
As usual the invisile cameran doing his/her job
@shortchick7715
3 ай бұрын
You can do the butt scoot down the stairs. It sucks but i would not trust coming down the stairs the way she did. The fall risk this way is very high!!
@ailinchooi3173
3 жыл бұрын
this video is unrealistic those guys are not really hurt just doing for the video
@cathykovitch6741
3 жыл бұрын
This was a great video girls. I broke my ankle and I’m in my first week of NWB. All of what you describe is spot on! I’m feeling all of these emotions. Did you do this video as school project?
@freetobememe4358
4 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain.
@MsMrekha
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative 👌
@sasarissa9563
3 жыл бұрын
Amaizing👍
@ChrisM-mu8rc
2 жыл бұрын
Dumb question. It means Non-weight bearing. Knee pads are better except in public
@shortchick7715
3 ай бұрын
NWB sucks!!! The walker definitely takes some good upper body strength. Can't believe she went grocery shopping, walked the dog, and went to the gym. When at home you could also use computer desk rolling chair. You can sit down a few minutes and then get back up or just use your other foot to roll around. Just be careful when you sit down. Dont let the chair roll away on you. This video does show exactly all the obstacles you face being NWB.
@guntur5082
3 жыл бұрын
Alamat tempat terapi ini di Jawa barat Indonesia indah dimana ya?
@Michele-gy1rv
Жыл бұрын
Too bad you didn't have one of those rolling devices that you put one knee on and then you kind of like skate with the other foot or you can push yourself along so you wouldn't have to struggle so much with the Walker because honestly that looked very difficult!
@catherinethornton4050
Жыл бұрын
Everyone suggested that for me as well. I broke my tibia and fibula just below my knee. So a knee scooter was not an option. ❤
@freetobememe4358
4 жыл бұрын
I am not doing that but it am 65.; I ditched the walker.
@dr.nyl0ncyl0n55
4 жыл бұрын
Where is Mr./ms. Partner when u need him/her?
@deeyoucee7637
Жыл бұрын
iwalker 3.0
@jonniecracknell
Жыл бұрын
I have a frame to help my work and I had a bad full at school
@UKWizdakey2lyfe
4 жыл бұрын
So you did this just for fun?
@jpgkai
Жыл бұрын
…. I’m assuming it was for a school project lmao, as someone who’s dealing w using a walker rn this video is actually helpful so yeah they did it just for fun n it’s helping people. 😊😊
@knowledgeispower1748
6 ай бұрын
I cant do that
@cynthiamaybunya4622
Жыл бұрын
You need to get a x-ray of your ankle maybe need a cast are a
@ambreenraees6494
2 жыл бұрын
Y too much noisy music
@ChrisM-mu8rc
2 жыл бұрын
What is NWB?
@marytatuem208
2 жыл бұрын
Non weight bearing
@cathyspriggscs
5 ай бұрын
I’m sorry but there is nothing wrong with these people it’s just for a video. They wouldn’t be non weight bearing and doing all this absolutely ridiculous. Try doing this with a heavy plaster on your leg
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