Been searching through TH-cam for a video that would finally explain this! So happy I found this. Makes me feel confident enough now that I know what I should be feeling and doing!!! Thank you! Thank you 😊
Same! I was in a cast for 4 weeks and am in a walking boot for 4 more. They told me I can start putting partial pressure after 2 weeks I’m the boot but not instruction on how to do that. Especially being 35 weeks pregnant, idk how to distribute my weight!
Same here. 2 weeks partial cast and crutches with no instructions on how to use those, then "given" an air boot for 5 weeks with no instructiond either. Now, still with the boot, told "partial" weight bearing, see you in 6 weeks. No istructions, no indication of what type of pain may be normal due to inactivity for 7 weeks, just "next!"
Same… And in a voicemail my doctors office told me to increase the weight bearing each week by 25% but gave zero instruction about what that even means… explained nothing about using the walking boot, what to expect or what to do to deal with discomfort. I got my boot a week ago, tried it once but it was painful so I haven’t used it since. I could only find one decent comprehensive video but still doesn’t address the what if‘s. 😒
@@loveshine7819 yeah, I got a check-up 5 weeks into wearing the aircast boot - no one had said I should wear a sock inside that thing. I now have a scar from a blister larger than the ops scars! Then, same as you, "start light weight bearing" with no instructions. Last check-up 2 weeks ago was "wean yourself off the boot, see you in 5 months". I went home & put the boot in a closet! One week on two crutches, one now on just one crutch. No instructions, but I think I'll go buy a cane, for uneven ground and snow/ice!
@@loveshine7819 25% weight bearing means if you are 190, you can put up to 48-50 lbs through that leg. Put that leg on a scale and press down no more than 50#. That's how much weight to put through that leg. Don't advance weight until you can do this step pain free even if the Dr says increase by 25% each week. I'm a Physical Therapist Assistant and this is how we train people. In this video here, he is describing touch toe weight bearing (TTWB)/ foot flat weight bearing (FFWB), not 25%.
I'm a PTA, have been for 22 years and this is not how I was taught. TTWB/FFWB is what you describe in this video. What I say is "Act like there's an egg under the ball of your foot. Don't break it." 25%WB means you can put down 25% of your weight. If you are 190#, you put your affected leg on a scale and press down no more than 48-50#.
Unfortunately, Chris, PWB with % is a bit nebulous and "grey" when it comes to educating a patient unless of course a weighing scale, biofeedback device or pressure plate is used for precision. Regardless, it's typically not necessary to provide specifics to the patient other than general guidelines for more than Touch down/toe touch but less than bilateral stance which is 50% without BUE support with DME. I personally despise PWB precautions as it is difficult to educate and hard to determine consistency of adherence. This video would make easy enough to get the patient through until WBAT is allowed by the ortho team, in my professional opinion.
I did what this man said to do on my first foot recovering from bunion surgery and I'll be doing this again. This works just fine. I don't understand why people think there's 1 way of doing shit. Good for your 22 year career but other things work too.
@@Trouble226exactly. I'm 10 yrs out of school as a PT and I have learned and teach all my clients exactly that. There is more than one way to "skin a cat"
I'm recovering from an achilles tendon rupture (75% torn) and I've had such a hard time getting medical care. If not for youtube videos, I would be completely lost. I've read enough to know that I need to start weight bearing now, but wasn't sure how to go about it. Thanks for making these videos!
@@stewy313 or if they do return your call they confuse your file with someone else. I got MAD at the "nurse" when she told me I had to come and get my boot. I said I have been IN a boot since I came to from surgery. Oh, she says how many pain meds are you on. AGAIN, I didn't TAKE pain meds during my stay and I refused a script for them on discharge I react badly to meds. I do things HERBALLY as I don't trust pharma crap. I said are you SURE you have MY file hun, you sound like you are confused.
I like it because it's straight to the point, "lets get on with it". Too many instructional videos contain waffle and you find yourself scrolling through. Keep it simple.
I do not recommend this to anyone, but I went about all this the wrong way. I broke my ankle in three places. This happened on Friday 13 of August, 2021. I was in no pain while on the floor. I even tried to put my ankle back in place. It worked until I tried to move it. I called my mom and told her about things. She told me to hang up and call an ambulance. I ended up having surgery to put my ankle back together. My ankle was put back together with screws and a metal plate. In short, I was walking some with my cast about 2 weeks after it was put on. I am bad to break the rules that doctors give me. I don't brag about it to the doctor. I was getting around pretty well. Now the cast is off and I am in a boot. I can't figure out how to get it strapped on correctly. Anyway, I'm set for weight bearing as tolerable. Since I got home I have walked everywhere without assistance. No pain at all. I came here looking for how to strap the thing on. I lost count on how many straps there are. I used to laugh about the things of Friday 13.
Pull all straps out first and slide foot in and as far back as possible while strapping in from the toes and go up one strap at a time. That's what works for me at least. 🍺
After a month in a walking boot, Dr told me he want to see me in my shoe, out of the walking boot... Start walking again. Made me stand on my injury leg while my good leg was lifted up. Kinda crazy felt like my ankle was about to break again... Not even 25% weight bearing... So I requested physical therapy to help with the process.
Thank you! How conveniently that have been doing exactly what the video describes! I didn’t know what 25% really was. I was guessing the whole time walking exactly like this!
@@hamzakhalid335 No, none at all. It was the nerves and tendons that made it so painful at the time. Thankfully I don't have pain anymore but it takes a full year after my type of injury to get back to normal activities without limping a little. Hope all goes well for you.
@@hamzakhalid335 I dislocated and broke my ankle and fibia and tibia. It's called a trimalleolar break. The worst kind of break. I slipped on wet ground while jogging. It was that simple. I had a 3 hour surgery to correct it and had two rods put in and about 14 screws. After 10 days I was given a air boot and crutches. I was pretty much immobile for 10 weeks. I started weight bearing as soon as I got the air boot but only for very limited times building up slowly wit the use of crutches. When I got the airboot off about 12 weeks later I used just one crutch. It was really difficult and I walked very slowly. About 6 months after surgery I started to walk without the crutch but limped and couldn't go up steps etc. It was a very slow process to recovery and for me, I had a lot of discomfort and swelling until 12 months. It is now 14 months since my accident and I can do almost everything as before but I don't take risks so no more jogging. I still get stiffness in the morning when I get up but it soon goes once I start walking. What about you?
My physiotherapist came to my home to explain this to me for both my walker and the crutches. I find it very scary anyways to put a lot of weight, am recovering from a tibia plateau fracture and on top of that broke the outside bone of my foot on that same leg, so l was told it's going to be a long revalidation period. Small steps literally, but we are going forward, to all in this process of learning to walk again, lots of patience and perseverance, we can do it 👊🏽💗🫶🏼
I had surgery on my foot they took a bone spur out and I got my stitiches out on Turesday. I have to wear a boot but I can put 50% weight on my foot and watch with crutches. My question is going down stairs. How would I do that.
But , pls i need help am using one hand crutches and i have problem with my ankle ,my ankle stiff on pop and i stay on it 5month nd is not banding again . what will i do
Hi i had surgery on 9 July 2018 on my right ankle to repair distal right fibular shaft fracture and a transverse fracture through the base of the medial malleolus treated with a compression plate and screws placed across the fibular fracture and a transverse tib-fib screw in the distal and a oblique surgical screw in the medial malleolus today i have been advised to start partial weight bearing. What is the best way to that safely and most effectively?
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I got the boot at the emergency hospital but they did not give me crutches. so I am not wearing the boot is that a good idea not to wear the boot it is heavy.
I got the boot and crutches at the ER for a broken ankle, hated both. Crutches made me feel unstable and boot painful on swollen and bruised foot, lol. Now have a storm trooper boot and a cute cane for the remainder of recovery. I am 69, fell blowing leaves! A root, I think.
@@lindalcoomes the amount of instruction given is lamentable. We're just 1 in 10.000 breaks to them. That to us, we're the only broken one, is none of their concern. So we do internet searches for answers, since they don't call back if we try to ask after experiencing things. But if we tell them we found info on line, they get all "pissy" and say not to trust the internet! "Sorry" doctors, you leave us no choice, since you clearly don't care enough to give us 5 minutes of your time.
i did my foot (lisfranc) and after 6 weeks i can put 50% weight on it after some of the hardware removed. we dont have a scale to tell what that feels like so i have just been doing this instead
I broke my ankle on the springboard in gym class back in grade 7ish. About 50 years ago. It was a bad break but seems like I rocketed through the casts, walking cast etc. One day I just went out to the tool shed and cut the thing off myself and was back running in gym class. No physiology or anything. On June 6th I had ankle fusion surgery. That was 6 weeks ago and I'm getting ready to start bearing weight. Totally a different story now that I'm older and much heavier. This physio is going to be long and torturous. I'm actually a little worried.
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I start 25% tomorrow I can't wait. I've been 7 weeks in the bed and couch
Been searching through TH-cam for a video that would finally explain this! So happy I found this. Makes me feel confident enough now that I know what I should be feeling and doing!!! Thank you! Thank you 😊
Thank you. First day in a walking boot for me. Sadly my doctors gave me no idea how to walk with it on.
Same! I was in a cast for 4 weeks and am in a walking boot for 4 more. They told me I can start putting partial pressure after 2 weeks I’m the boot but not instruction on how to do that. Especially being 35 weeks pregnant, idk how to distribute my weight!
Same here. 2 weeks partial cast and crutches with no instructions on how to use those, then "given" an air boot for 5 weeks with no instructiond either. Now, still with the boot, told "partial" weight bearing, see you in 6 weeks.
No istructions, no indication of what type of pain may be normal due to inactivity for 7 weeks, just "next!"
Same… And in a voicemail my doctors office told me to increase the weight bearing each week by 25% but gave zero instruction about what that even means… explained nothing about using the walking boot, what to expect or what to do to deal with discomfort. I got my boot a week ago, tried it once but it was painful so I haven’t used it since. I could only find one decent comprehensive video but still doesn’t address the what if‘s. 😒
@@loveshine7819 yeah, I got a check-up 5 weeks into wearing the aircast boot - no one had said I should wear a sock inside that thing. I now have a scar from a blister larger than the ops scars! Then, same as you, "start light weight bearing" with no instructions.
Last check-up 2 weeks ago was "wean yourself off the boot, see you in 5 months".
I went home & put the boot in a closet! One week on two crutches, one now on just one crutch. No instructions, but I think I'll go buy a cane, for uneven ground and snow/ice!
@@loveshine7819 25% weight bearing means if you are 190, you can put up to 48-50 lbs through that leg. Put that leg on a scale and press down no more than 50#. That's how much weight to put through that leg. Don't advance weight until you can do this step pain free even if the Dr says increase by 25% each week. I'm a Physical Therapist Assistant and this is how we train people. In this video here, he is describing touch toe weight bearing (TTWB)/ foot flat weight bearing (FFWB), not 25%.
Thank you for the instructions. They gave no instructions other than partial weight bearing. The boot is very heavy.
I really wish creators would DITCH the music when they are trying to impart info, it is SO annoying to have to filter the two.
I'm a PTA, have been for 22 years and this is not how I was taught. TTWB/FFWB is what you describe in this video. What I say is "Act like there's an egg under the ball of your foot. Don't break it." 25%WB means you can put down 25% of your weight. If you are 190#, you put your affected leg on a scale and press down no more than 48-50#.
Unfortunately, Chris, PWB with % is a bit nebulous and "grey" when it comes to educating a patient unless of course a weighing scale, biofeedback device or pressure plate is used for precision. Regardless, it's typically not necessary to provide specifics to the patient other than general guidelines for more than Touch down/toe touch but less than bilateral stance which is 50% without BUE support with DME. I personally despise PWB precautions as it is difficult to educate and hard to determine consistency of adherence. This video would make easy enough to get the patient through until WBAT is allowed by the ortho team, in my professional opinion.
I did what this man said to do on my first foot recovering from bunion surgery and I'll be doing this again. This works just fine. I don't understand why people think there's 1 way of doing shit. Good for your 22 year career but other things work too.
@@Trouble226exactly. I'm 10 yrs out of school as a PT and I have learned and teach all my clients exactly that. There is more than one way to "skin a cat"
Reading the comments most of you need to see another doctor or listen more carefully to the one you have.
This, and your other videos regarding weight-bearing, are very helpful - thank you!
I'm recovering from an achilles tendon rupture (75% torn) and I've had such a hard time getting medical care. If not for youtube videos, I would be completely lost. I've read enough to know that I need to start weight bearing now, but wasn't sure how to go about it. Thanks for making these videos!
Same boat. After surgery, no one wants to talk
@@stewy313 or if they do return your call they confuse your file with someone else. I got MAD at the "nurse" when she told me I had to come and get my boot. I said I have been IN a boot since I came to from surgery. Oh, she says how many pain meds are you on. AGAIN, I didn't TAKE pain meds during my stay and I refused a script for them on discharge I react badly to meds. I do things HERBALLY as I don't trust pharma crap. I said are you SURE you have MY file hun, you sound like you are confused.
Thank you for showing me this. I now know how to put less pressure on my ankle. No wonder I am feeling some strain in my leg.
My doctor said I can walk without the crutches and zimmer with the boot. I wana slap her now.
I’ve been doing it all wrong, that’s why I’m still in pain.
I like it because it's straight to the point, "lets get on with it". Too many instructional videos contain waffle and you find yourself scrolling through. Keep it simple.
I do not recommend this to anyone, but I went about all this the wrong way. I broke my ankle in three places. This happened on Friday 13 of August, 2021. I was in no pain while on the floor. I even tried to put my ankle back in place. It worked until I tried to move it. I called my mom and told her about things. She told me to hang up and call an ambulance. I ended up having surgery to put my ankle back together. My ankle was put back together with screws and a metal plate.
In short, I was walking some with my cast about 2 weeks after it was put on. I am bad to break the rules that doctors give me. I don't brag about it to the doctor. I was getting around pretty well. Now the cast is off and I am in a boot. I can't figure out how to get it strapped on correctly. Anyway, I'm set for weight bearing as tolerable. Since I got home I have walked everywhere without assistance. No pain at all.
I came here looking for how to strap the thing on. I lost count on how many straps there are. I used to laugh about the things of Friday 13.
Pull all straps out first and slide foot in and as far back as possible while strapping in from the toes and go up one strap at a time. That's what works for me at least. 🍺
After a month in a walking boot, Dr told me he want to see me in my shoe, out of the walking boot... Start walking again. Made me stand on my injury leg while my good leg was lifted up. Kinda crazy felt like my ankle was about to break again... Not even 25% weight bearing... So I requested physical therapy to help with the process.
Hope you are doing well.
It’s hard to walk with the crutches especially since I’m not use to it
Thank you! How conveniently that have been doing exactly what the video describes! I didn’t know what 25% really was. I was guessing the whole time walking exactly like this!
Me too but it kind of scares that what if i put some extra weight on my recently operated ankle
8 years after and this video is still useful! My doctor didn't show me how to walk with boots at all.
they don't even tell you if you should wear the boots during a shower and sleep
Mine either he just said you can now put some weight ok so how do I do this ?
Wish I'd seen this before I started weight bearing. I put too much weight on my foot and the pain I suffered later was excruciating!
Was that pain had any bad effect on your bone?
@@hamzakhalid335 No, none at all. It was the nerves and tendons that made it so painful at the time. Thankfully I don't have pain anymore but it takes a full year after my type of injury to get back to normal activities without limping a little. Hope all goes well for you.
Ameen !!!! BUT CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? AND HOW MUCH WEEKS YOU WALK WITH SUPPORT OF STICK OR CRUTCHES... IT WOULD HELP ME ALOT
@@hamzakhalid335 I dislocated and broke my ankle and fibia and tibia. It's called a trimalleolar break. The worst kind of break. I slipped on wet ground while jogging. It was that simple. I had a 3 hour surgery to correct it and had two rods put in and about 14 screws. After 10 days I was given a air boot and crutches. I was pretty much immobile for 10 weeks. I started weight bearing as soon as I got the air boot but only for very limited times building up slowly wit the use of crutches. When I got the airboot off about 12 weeks later I used just one crutch. It was really difficult and I walked very slowly. About 6 months after surgery I started to walk without the crutch but limped and couldn't go up steps etc. It was a very slow process to recovery and for me, I had a lot of discomfort and swelling until 12 months. It is now 14 months since my accident and I can do almost everything as before but I don't take risks so no more jogging. I still get stiffness in the morning when I get up but it soon goes once I start walking. What about you?
@@gillianstewart8442 thank you sooo much MAY U GET HELL AS SOON AS GOOD FOR YOU.... ❤️❤️
My physiotherapist came to my home to explain this to me for both my walker and the crutches. I find it very scary anyways to put a lot of weight, am recovering from a tibia plateau fracture and on top of that broke the outside bone of my foot on that same leg, so l was told it's going to be a long revalidation period. Small steps literally, but we are going forward, to all in this process of learning to walk again, lots of patience and perseverance, we can do it 👊🏽💗🫶🏼
I've had the boot on for an hour now and I'm full walking without crutches ? The doctors and nurses said it's all good to walk on?
Thank you for this video, and THANK YOU for providing closed captioning considerations for the Deaf and hard of hearing!
I had surgery on my foot they took a bone spur out and I got my stitiches out on Turesday. I have to wear a boot but I can put 50% weight on my foot and watch with crutches. My question is going down stairs. How would I do that.
I have a cam boot and I need to use crutches and I had no idea how to do it
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But , pls i need help am using one hand crutches and i have problem with my ankle ,my ankle stiff on pop and i stay on it 5month nd is not banding again . what will i do
Ох потом как долго придется разрабатывать голеностоп
PUEDEN TRADUCIR EN INGLES??
Do you leave the foot at night?
😅
Welp looks like I'm not walking for a while
Talus fracture can't be cure forever im I right 😥
That's what Tom Cruise had.
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Cuánto cuesta la bota
Thank you
Hi i had surgery on 9 July 2018 on my right ankle to repair distal right fibular shaft fracture and a transverse fracture through the base of the medial malleolus treated with a compression plate and screws placed across the fibular fracture and a transverse tib-fib screw in the distal and a oblique surgical screw in the medial malleolus today i have been advised to start partial weight bearing. What is the best way to that safely and most effectively?
Thanks.
Can i start walking even if i still have some pain in my ankle
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This helps alot
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Great demo
Do i have to use the front guard of my boot all the time?
I got the boot at the emergency hospital but they did not give me crutches. so I am not wearing the boot is that a good idea not to wear the boot it is heavy.
I got the boot and crutches at the ER for a broken ankle, hated both. Crutches made me feel unstable and boot painful on swollen and bruised foot, lol. Now have a storm trooper boot and a cute cane for the remainder of recovery. I am 69, fell blowing leaves! A root, I think.
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@@lindalcoomes the amount of instruction given is lamentable. We're just 1 in 10.000 breaks to them. That to us, we're the only broken one, is none of their concern.
So we do internet searches for answers, since they don't call back if we try to ask after experiencing things.
But if we tell them we found info on line, they get all "pissy" and say not to trust the internet!
"Sorry" doctors, you leave us no choice, since you clearly don't care enough to give us 5 minutes of your time.
i did my foot (lisfranc) and after 6 weeks i can put 50% weight on it after some of the hardware removed. we dont have a scale to tell what that feels like so i have just been doing this instead
I broke my ankle on the springboard in gym class back in grade 7ish. About 50 years ago. It was a bad break but seems like I rocketed through the casts, walking cast etc. One day I just went out to the tool shed and cut the thing off myself and was back running in gym class. No physiology or anything. On June 6th I had ankle fusion surgery. That was 6 weeks ago and I'm getting ready to start bearing weight. Totally a different story now that I'm older and much heavier. This physio is going to be long and torturous. I'm actually a little worried.
Hang in there. Hope you are doing well.