How to Move Through Doors Using Crutches

Crutches are mobility aids that provide support for those with impaired walking ability. The most common types provide support under the arms or to the arms by means of an arm brace. Learning to walk with crutches can be a challenge, and even a door can be a difficult obstacle. But you can use the crutch to stabilize your body as you move through doors that swing either in or out.

Instructions

Push Door

• 1

  Stand sideways in front of the door.

• 2

  Push the door open using your body.

• 3

  Place the tip of the nearest crutch inside the doorway to function as a doorstop.

• 4

  Keep the crutch planted to hold the door open as you move through the door.

Pull Door

• 5

  Stand to the side of the door.

• 6

  Pull the door open using one hand.

• 7

  Place the tip of the nearest crutch inside the door to function as a doorstop.

• 8

  Keep the crutch planted to hold the door open as you move through it.