Denise,
There is such a thing as a knee crutch. I had to use one a couple
years ago, when I snapped an Achilles. Had to import it from the USA.
Cheers,
Carl Cliffprd
On 17/04/2011, at 12:25 PM, Denise Goodfellow wrote:
Geoff
Thanks very much for the hint and the good wishes.
I've armpit crutches at the moment and am becoming quite adept at using
them. But it seems pretty obvious that I'll need something else, and
was
considering a knee crutch - ever heard of them?
Recently Wildlife Tourism Australia published an article on disabled
tourism
by Bo Beolens. Would you mind if I added your most helpful comments?
I can
leave your name off if you wish. And this goes for others who've
replied.
There are many disabled birders out there who would benefit.
Denise
on 17/4/11 11:22 AM, Geoff Price at wrote:
Most certainly have Denise. I've had several operations on my knee
over
the last 4 years, and whilst I'm not the world's most dedicated birder
and tend to watch more cricket than birdwatching, I've done a bit of
birding on crutches. Luckily I could use the ones that go to the
forearm, rather than up to the armpit - that would be difficult. I
found
if I wanted to use my bins, I pushed my arms further down the
crutches,
so they were up to my upper arms and didn't fall off, then learned how
to use the bins with two steel poles sticking out at 45 degrees. It
was
inconvenient and probably looked ridiculous, but hey you get used to
it.
People tend to stay from you as well, especially if collateral damage
from your crutches cause them to require crutches, or other injury
aids.
If you need the crutches simply to stand (I only need mine to walk) it
would be more difficult, you may need a small pair of bins you can use
with one hand. Would be interested to hear any others take on this,
it's
a darned frustrating thing to put up with!
Hope the metatarsal heals quickly,
Geoff
On 17/04/2011 3:28 AM, Denise Goodfellow wrote:
Hi Birding Aussers
I’ve fractured my fifth metatarsal and am going to be on crutches
for a
while. Has anyone out there tried birding on crutches?
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