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Polyurethane Crutch Tips

Quality crutch tips are important to ensure your safety when it is necessary to use crutches to aid mobility. Crutch tips need to be inspected on a regular basis. You need to get new crutch tips if you notice that the ones you have are wearing through to the metal washer or when you can visibly see that the tread on the bottom of tip is worn down. A wide, polyurethane tip will act as a shock absorber and prevent strain on your arms and shoulders.

  1. Polyurethane Crutch Tips

    • The Ingrid Classic CrutchTip is black and made of quality polyurethane in Sweden. The tip is durable and its thread pattern on the bottom of the tip increases safety due to the fact that it doesn't wear out as quickly as other tips. The Ingrid Classic Crutch tip has a rust-proof metal washer made of zinc-plated steel inside the tip that helps to prevent wear and tear through the tip. These crutch tips have an excellent grip both inside and outdoors and the convex bottom promotes comfort and durability. Ingrid Crutch tips fit crutches with common measurements of 5/8 to 7/8 inch.

    Tornado Crutch Tips

    • Polyurethane materials, also known as "urethanes" are made of polymers that are are durable due to their hardness and density. Polyurethane may come in polyurethane foam or gel pads when used for crutch tips. The Tornado crutch tip, model T-16, is an example of a crutch tip made of shock-absorbing polymer gel. The Tornado tip is a resistant, durable tip which has been designed to reduce impact while enhancing grip, even when the crutches are used at an angled approach. Tornado tips are 2 inches at the base of its tip and fit all crutches with a smaller tube diameter of 3/4 to 1 inch.

    Fetterman Performance Crutch Tips

    • Performance crutch tips have a dense pad of gel polymer inside to absorb shocks to prevent damage to the cartilage and tendons in your shoulders, hands, wrists and arms. The dense thread piece has small grooves which reduce the amount of debris that may attach to it. Performance crutch tips offer superior traction due to the fact that these tips are flexible and grip the ground, even at various crutch angles. With a 2-plus inch base diameter, they will last longer than ordinary tips which makes them a cost-effective consumer choice. Performance tips come in black and fit crutch tubes from 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Fetterman guarantees satisfaction with these crutch tips.

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