How to Walk with a Walker... the RIGHT way

Do you know how to walk with a walker the right way? If you walk incorrectly using a walker, you will be at risk of falling. Learn how to walk with a walker the right way in this video.

*Some Keys to Remember:*
1. _Stand between the back legs (or tennis balls!) of the walker._
2. _Look out ahead of you when you are walking._
3. _Try to get your heel to touch the ground first as you take each step._

I hope this helps!

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[MsLlewellyn]

🇦🇺 thank you for showing us how to use a walker. The problem is that we are given the bloody things but no one tells you how to use them ❤

[rubyjools]

I live in France. If you require a walker or any other orthopaedic aid your doctor will give you a prescription. You present this at your pharmacy orthopaedic section. In the case of walkers the pharmacist will take you through your choices, fit it to your needs/ height & show you how to use it safely & comfortably. Because health assurance is mandatory here there is no charge for the equipment. Thank you for video.

[sueperry]

I’m on a walker and no one shows us how to use them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!

[rdjg]

Thankfully the PT worked with me on how to use the walker in my recovery from a broken femur. I was pushing so hard on the walker that my shoulders were hurting! This was a very useful video.

[Stukin_The_Pines]

Six & seven years ago I had first a left then a right total knee replacement. Sailed thru recovery & PT both times with only minimal discomfort, using a walker, then a cane. I was instructed in the proper
use of my walker. Along with the mechanics, the one piece of advice I found very useful was this:
"Remove all the throw rugs from your home." These items will do their best to make you trip & fall
when you are using a walker.

[thundercloud]

Awesome job! Thank you for getting right to it without a lot of other chatty info. The content is important and you presented it concisely through visual demonstration. Well done!

[bethb]

Glad you're doing these videos! I'm a retired OT and am shocked that some of these folks on here didn't get the proper walker training after injuries/surgery. I've been on the 'other' side of it after having a back surgery in 2016 and hip replacement last year. Was in a SNF after each one.

[amyahdocq]

THANK YOU much for this video. My old friend (I am his full time care taker) have now to walk with a walker and he frustrates me as he walks like you did à the beginning. He correct his walk when I tell him but with your video, it will bring one more notch to his understanding on how to walk properly and stop walking like an "old fart"... it is soooo important to walk the good way. Again, than you and I am going to show this video immediately to him 🌹 You made my day 💜

[starseed]

Thank you so much. I need a walker for the worst sciatica but no one showed me how to use it and my pain got so much worse. After watching this video I am hopeful. Also I didn't know to put tennis balls on the legs so in an effort to stop harassing my crazy downstairs neighbor i have been lifting the walker after i move! So grateful to you. Blessings to all of us who are suffering

[curiouslyme]

Thank you for this! My mother's physical therapist never taught her how to use her walker correctly. I appreciate it❤!

[tarakeels]

Easy for you to say—YOU are young & healthy. Many people CAN’T stand straight & look perfect using a walker. People w/ mobility issues walk how they are ABLE to walk, not how they SHOULD walk. People who would walk w/ a walker like you are demonstrating, DON’T NEED A WALKER! Having been hit head on by a semi truck & seeing MANY PTs over the years, they all have this in common—they don’t really understand pain & mobility issues. They’re smart people-they know how the human body SHOULD work, but some people just aren’t going to be able to do the things PTs think they should, no matter how many sadistic manipulations they stay awake at night inventing.

The Bionic Woman

[r.gordontrueblood]

An excellent video. The problem is that on many walkers or rollators the hand grips are too low ... even when raised to the max. This forces the walker into a bent position.

[marcywise]

Thank you. I don’t believe my mom was taught anything. She had pt but no thorough walker training. I’ll make sure we watch this on repeat and practice!

[beegee]

This is all fine if your back is strong and you are able to stand straight. I have spinal stenosis and the futher I walk the more my back begins to bend.

[jazzysam]

Thank you so much. So happy I just happened to run across this video because no one ever showed me the proper way to walk with this kind of walker.

[valerieadler]

Very helpful video, especially the advice to look ahead. I find that helps me keep my balance.

[SA-hffu]

I just had a knee replacement a few months ago. I think this advice is something to strive for but honestly, it’s being demonstrated by a physically fit person. Let’s re-examine this when when you’re having excruciating pain. Proper standing and placement is the LEAST of your problems but thank you for the schooling. (We’ll save how hard the physical therapy for getting your ‘range’ back is later). 😉

[dianac]

I had to teach my mom how to walk after she broke her hip. I did so much research on bathing and toilet, etc. but didn't find info on using the walker. Iwas relentless, taking her on walks on nature trails and in malls daily. She was dragging her feet early and I had to point it out. I became her physical therapist as they didn't teach her in the nursing home. Eventually I had to leave to return to my home and my sister took over and the daily walks ended. Too bad, now my mom can barely make it to the bathroom on her own.

[RoosterPootPottery]

I have been using a walker for 5 yrs wrong! Thank you for the video

[maryhurley]

Thank you. Currently using a walker after a non displaced femur fracture I'm sixty-five. This is fabulous and timely information for me, because now I'm weight bearing and not hopping, and will be for the immediate foreseeable future. Thank you.