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Recovering from the effects of a devastating ankle, knee or foot injury and possible surgery can be extremely frustrating. For most people, staying off their feet indefinitely just isn’t a viable option, with requirements for work, school and home ever-present. Until recently the only options for ensuring you could stay mobile were crutches and wheelchairs, each presenting its fair share of issues. With a knee scooter, those issues are a thing of the past. Control and Maneuverability With the Elenker®, you have an unprecedented amount of flexibility indoors and outdoors. Unlike wheelchairs, and painstakingly slow crutches, with...

Safety First! How to Safely operate a Knee Walker Before operating a knee walker, read through the Owner’s Manual to ensure that the unit is assembled as per the manufacturer’s provided instructions. This is also a good place to get acquainted with the various parts and controls, as well as precautions. Most knee walkers, including all of our Elenker® products, feature an adjustable knee pad and handlebar height to ensure you can dial in the most comfortable operation with proper posture. Please see the image below which demonstrates proper posture. You will notice that the handlebar is...

  If you play sports at any level -- from novice to professional -- chances are that at some point in your athletic career, you’ve experienced an ankle injury. Every day 25,000 Americans injure their ankles and a full half of these sprains are a result of athletic activity. But no matter how you stressed the ligaments, tendons or bones of your ankle, the result is either having to walk around on a swollen ankle for several weeks, or contending with the dreaded doctor-applied walking boot for about the same amount of time. For those of...

For the most comfortable and safest operation it is important to get properly measured before attempting to select your ideal knee walker. Height ranges provided by manufacturers are intended to serve as a general guide, but since everyone’s legs and torsos are different proportions, measurement is the best way to be sure. When measuring, we recommend wearing shoes that you will wear while operating the knee walker. FOR AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT YOU WILL NEED: A tape measure Something solid to safely balance yourself with, such as a chair or counter An assistant to take the measurement is recommended...