The three main types of crutches are axillary, forearm, and platform. The type a person requires will depend on their needs and physical capabilities, as each assists movement in different ways. Crutches are medical devices that transfer a person’s ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just four short months, Himanshu Prasad has made great progress. Once not able to easily bend his legs, today he is climbing stairs and he's got even bigger goals. "2022 is going to be the year that everything changes," said ...

Last month, 2-year-old Roman Dinkel of Overland Park got a pair of shiny red forearm crutches. Roman, who was born with spina bifida, tried for weeks to walk with the crutches — or as he calls them, “sticks.” Last Wednesday, he finally got the hang ...

A teenager who suffered a stroke five years ago has finally learned how to walk again without crutches. Gabriel Suarez, 18, was left unable to see, talk, eat, or move any part of his body, when he suffered a stroke while horse-riding in his home country of Argentina at the age of 13.