Crutches Easier To Use

Crutches Easier To Use FARM HOME Miscellaneous Imagine crutches that don t put a lot of pressure on your wrists or irritate the skin under your arms Industrial designer Jeff Weber not only imagined them he created them after using crutches due to a foot injury That experience as well as teaming up with entrepreneur John White led to the development of Mobilegs The angled shape of the stylish new crutch provides good hip clearance There are other more subtle differences as well Adjustable cantilevered grips put pressure on the meatiest part of the palm instead of the wrist Rocker feet absorb the shock of stride An articulated under-the-arm mesh saddle design û which pivots and rotates with the body û is made with a proprietary temperature-sensitive rubber that doesn t sag Height and arm lengths are both adjustable for people from 4 ft 9 to 6 ft 4 and up to 300 lbs Mobilegs are also lighter because they use considerably less aluminum and plastic than standard crutches The crutches went on the market last fall and received a great endorsement when the company sent a pair to Alex Wong of television s So You Think You Can Dance to use after his Achilles tendon surgery Mobilegs Ultra are sold through the Minneapolis company s website for $99 99 and customized skins to cover the legs are available for $39 99 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mobi LLC 128 North 3rd Street Minneapolis Minn 55401 ph 612 208-6731; www mobilegs com

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