What is a Knee Scooter?

What is a knee scooter?

A knee scooter, or sometimes referred to as a knee walker, is exactly as it sounds. It’s a scooter that you ride from a kneeling position on one knee. Your injured or casted leg is bend at the knee and propped up on the knee pad of the scooter so that your weight is on the knee instead of your foot. From this position the other leg pushes off the ground to create momentum and you roll along just as you would on a toy scooter as a child. Unlike the 2 wheel sport scooters, a medical knee scooter comes with either 3 or 4 wheels to provide a stable base for you to rest your leg on. These scooters also come equipped with a safe way to stop and lock your position with the use of hand brakes, similar to what you’d find on an adult bicycle.

Who uses a knee scooter?

A medical knee scooter is used by someone who has recently injured or had surgery on their lower leg, foot or ankle. To maintain mobility during recovery crutches are often the go-to option. Now there seems to be a growing popularity to use a knee scooter instead of crutches or at least in addition to crutches when the situation allows.

Where can I use a knee scooter?

A knee scooter can be a very useful mobility tool in nearly all environments. Many choose a knee walker over crutches mainly because it’s so much easier to move around. Depending on the lifestyle you’d like to continue with during your recovery there is a scooter designed to meet those needs. If you’re planning to travel a lot during recovery there are smaller scooters, like this one, that fold up to be very compact and easy to store. If you’ll be moving around outdoors on gravel or slightly rough surfaces like lawn spaces, an all-terrain option, like these,  may be a better pick.

Is a knee scooter fun to ride?

Well, perhaps fun is not the right word. But, it can be a more enjoyable experience that hobbling around on crutches. Knee scooter manufacturers recommend a top operating speed of 3 mph. So while the fact that you’re traveling on wheels rather than crutches does look like fun, without taking the proper safety precautions you may likely find your self with another injury on top of your already injured leg.

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