As it is important for me to keep my independence, I wondered if crutches might help. I went online to see if I could find anything suitable. I already had a pair of standard grey crutches, but they made my hands sore and they slipped in wet weather.

I quickly found this ‘Cool Crutch’ website and thought the Smartcrutch, with their lower arm support, might help me. I rang them in the UK and spoke to a very helpful man who answered all my questions and was perfectly happy to let me try them for a week after which I could return them if I didn’t like the feeling of walking with them.

On the contrary, I find them comfortable and easy to use. The sloping forearm with the handle makes a huge difference compared to my original upright forearm crutches. On days when my legs feel heavy and I need to rest frequently and there is nowhere sit down, I can lean forward on my crutches and because the weight is distributed between my legs and my arms, they afford immediate relief. I don’t hunch over with this design, as the crutches offer support which helps my posture.

Thank you for your help in my selection and final decision to buy the Smartcrutch

Siobhán Basquill

Bridgit joins your two crutches together.

The Bridgit is an attractive and functional clip that complements the SmartCRUTCH and solves the problem of holding or storing when your crutches aren’t being used.

Specifications:

• One Bridgit device is suitable for a single or pair of crutches or walking sticks, not only the SmartCRUTCH.
• Suitable for crutches and walking sticks between 18mm – 25mm upper leg diameter.
• Easy to use design.
• Compact style makes it easy to store.
• Light weight.

Grey is a perfect neutral. Grey is controlled and inconspicuous and is considered a colour of compromise, it sits between the extremes of black and white.

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• “Better Grey than garishness.”  Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
• Grey is associated with intellect and the brain is composed of “grey matter.”
• Grey market: Means the business of buying or selling items that are priced below what has been regulated.
• The message you send by driving a vehicle that is Silver or Grey: Elegant, loves futuristic looks, cool.
• The Salvia Leucantha Silver Edge has beautiful Grey flowers.
• The New York Times is sometimes called “Grey Lady.”

Lets finish off with a song “Touch of Grey” by Grateful Dead.

Colour Message Author: Kate Smith

Pink, stimulates energy and can increase blood pressure, respiration, heartbeat, and pulse rate. Also encourages action and confidence.

• “I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.”  Elizabeth Taylor
• The pink ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol of hope and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
• Tickled pink: means to be happy.
• Pink encourages friendliness while discouraging aggression and ill-will.
• OK! and there is “Pink” Known for her punk rock appearance, Pink is a talented singer-songwriter.
• “Pink is the navy blue of India.” Diana Vreeland

Lets finish off with a song “Pink Panther” Theme by Henry Mancini.

Colour Message Author: Kate Smith

I hope all is well at Smartcrutch. I just wanted to tell you how happy I am with my crutches, I have purple and green ones which I use daily, and also to send you some pictures of the silver ones which I have decorated (with the help of some friends) ready for my wedding on 29th March.

I have always been very happy with Smartcrutches and I recommend them to anyone, particularly with EDS as they can be adjusted to different angles depending on what is hurting.

Thank you for all your help and advice, I’m sure I’ll be after another colour before long!

Best wishes

Alison

I decided to go for purple, to match my boots. I wanted a fun colour having spent the last 3 years using ‘boring grey’ traditional NHS crutches. I particularly enjoyed the description that comes with each colour on the Smart Crutch website! I chose the Petite crutches due to my short stature, which came with extra foam pads to stick inside the cuff for additional support and ensuring a snug comfortable fit.

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Oh My Gosh.

My Smart Crutches have seriously helped my walking. Like Seriously.

I could not be more happy with these and the customer service was a big 5 star! They are so nice and helpful!

My Smart Crutches are in the short leg size, even though people comment on how tall I am… yeah… I’m not tall. Also my hips do this funny thing where they like ‘sink’, I dunno, but they make me a good few inches shorter than normal, so the short leg size is perfect for me. When I am standing ‘normally’ I am around 5ft 5″

So with the Smart Crutch you have so much flexibility and no I don’t mean you’ll suddenly be doing the splits, there is just so much you can do with them!

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Firstly I wanted to say I am really sorry for this taking me so long to write. I don’t really have a good enough excuse for leaving it quite this long.

I want to say a massive thank you, for your kindness and effort helping me get smart crutches and always answering my calls and questions.

Testimonial:

What can I say? These crutches have changed my life. They reversed my trapped nerves in my elbows, leave me in no added pain to my shoulders elbows and wrists. I can walk a lot further with these compared to the NHS crutches, which to be quite honest left me in agony. Before being recommend smart crutches by a fellow Ehlers-Danlos sufferer I was close to a wheelchair. But with smart crutches I still have my freedom. I’ve been using them for 3 months now and they haven’t really worn except the bottom bungs (or whatever you call them :)) I plan to use these until way after my hip replacement, which I’m sure they will help my recovery.

Many thanks Jason, you really have changed my life.

Emma

SmartCRUTCH Review for EDS User

So after much deliberating I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set. I had read reviews and seen so many other Ehlers-Danlos sufferers say good things, that I was really getting a little bit jealous of these amazing crutches.

Thank you for setting aside the crutches yesterday and putting them together for me as well. Paul’s been trying them out and is delighted with them.

He had ligament damage to his hand but with these crutches he’s not got any pain in his hand. In fact he’s just gone out to throw the ball for the dog which is the first since his accident as he’s simply not been able to walk that far due to his hand.

Thank you and if you ever want a testimony I’m sure Paul would be happy to provide one.

Kind regards,

Namuni