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Walking - if you are NOT allowed to put weight through your injured leg
Walking - if you are NOT allowed to put weight through your injured leg
Put both crutches forwards in front of you, just wider than hip width apart
Keep the injured leg off the ground
Take the weight onto your hands
Hop forwards on your good leg to land between the crutches