I highly recommend you go with forearm crutches
Because of various injuries over the years, I've had quite a bit of experience with both forearm are armpit crutches. If you've never used crutches before and now need them, I highly recommend you go with forearm crutches. While a bit more difficult to get used to initially, they are more maneuverable, more comfortable and don't create as much clutter in your personal space.<br /><br />These Medline crutches have solid engineering and bomb-proof construction. There are three adjustments to make on these: crutch height, hand drip to forearm grip height and forearm grip size. The crutches excel on the first two adjustments but completely fail on the last. The forearm grips ARE NOT adjustable and have a HUGE opening. I was able to make an adjustment by using Coban wrap and soft padding. This is actually a very important adjustment. It enables you to remove your hand from the hand grip to pick up things while letting the crutch hang from your forearm.
Rating: 5 stars