The two most common kinds of crutches are the forearm crutch and the underarm or axillary crutch. The underarm or axillary crutch starts with a padded or unpadded cap at the top that fits under ...

Your doctor might also ask about whether you used crutches or other support devices to see if certain stresses damaged the axillary nerve. Your doctor might order nerve tests, such as ...

Axillary nerve injuries affect the nerve that runs from your neck to your shoulder. They commonly happen when the nerve is overstretched. Axillary nerve compression and injury often leads to ...

While the M+D Crutch looks like a dramatic improvement over the status quo, it’s going to take some time for it to replace axillary and forearm crutches, which have been around since the early ...

Max was inspired to start the project after his father had a leg amputation, and struggled with using regular crutches. An axillary crutch, which supports via the wrist and underarm “Our mobility ...

An IIT-Delhi-incubated start-up Flexmo on Friday launched slip-resistant crutches that can be used in all types of terrain. “It is a self-standing axillary crutch that reduces jarring forces ...