• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Crucrutches Guide logo

Best Crutches Reviews: 5 Top Rated Crutches 2018

  • HOME
  • CRUTCHES
  • REVIEWS
  • CRUTCH ALTERNATIVES
  • WHEELCHAIRS
  • BLOG
  • SEARCH
  • Contact
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of service
  • Content Policy
  • HOME
  • CRUTCHES
  • REVIEWS
  • CRUTCH ALTERNATIVES
  • WHEELCHAIRS
  • BLOG
  • SEARCH

Partial Weight Bearing after Foot Surgery

Home » Weight Bearing after Foot Surgery

October 6, 2018 By //  by Crutches Guide 6 Comments

When your injury occurred, you knew there would be many different steps to the recovery process. First, you had to keep all your weight off your injured leg. In order to do so, you might have used crutches. Once you completed the right amount of time with no weight on your injury, your doctor might recommend that you increase your activities and start to put a little pressure on your leg. But you might be left wondering how you make the transition. Here are some hints.

Weight Bearing after Foot Surgery
From Non-Weight Bearing to Partial Weight Bearing after Foot Surgery

Table of Contents

  • Hint #1: Listen To Your Body
  • Hint #2: Follow Your Instructions
  • Hint #3: Use Mobility Devices For Help
  • Hint #4: Be Patient
  • Hint#5: Eat Well

Hint #1: Listen To Your Body

When you are injured, the best thing you can do is stay in tune with your physical self. Only you know when you have had too much and when you can do more. Make sure you understand yourself and know when to stop. If you put a little weight on your leg and it feels uncomfortable, do not push yourself. The process will be gradual.

Hint #2: Follow Your Instructions

Your doctor might tell you that it is okay to bear a little weight on your injured leg and you might even get specific instructions on how much will be okay. You might be able to put a little pressure on it by pushing down on your toes, for example. After a day or two of that, you might be able to take one step. You can then start to limp around. If your doctor does not give you specifics, ask for them. It is always best to have professional advice from someone who has seen your type of injury before.

Hint #3: Use Mobility Devices For Help

When you are allowed to bear weight on your injury, you will not want to do so all of the time. Once you can walk a little, do so in spurts and use your mobility device for the rest of the day. You will find that you tire more easily than you did in the past and you do not want to injure yourself in the same spot again. Your doctor might tell you to walk on your injured foot a certain amount of time a day. Once you have reached that limit, then the best crutches are a must-have for you. It will be hard to go back and forth, but you will see the progress, and it will be worth it.

Hint #4: Be Patient

No one stays off their foot for weeks or months only to put that foot back on the ground and start running full speed again. Your recovery process is just that…a process. You will have to work your way back up to the strength you were used to having. Have patience and understand that every little step you take is a step towards having your foot back in full working order.

Hint#5: Eat Well

When you are transitioning to putting weight on your injury once more, it is important that you adhere to the proper nutrition guidelines. You should eat well during your whole recovery, but when you are starting to really get better, you want to make sure you have the energy to get yourself through to the very end. Your body is trying to heal itself, and you will be much better off with vitamins and minerals running through your body.

Transitioning from your mobility device back to your leg can be rough, but with the right amount of time and a little work, you will complete your recovery.

Filed Under: Crutches Blog

Recent posts

  • 8 Tips for Traveling on Crutches after Foot Surgery
  • The Importance of Staying Non Weight Bearing After Surgery
  • Avoid Further Injury on Crutches with a Knee Walker
  • TENS Machines (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
  • The World of Rollator Walkers (or Walking Frames with Brakes)
Previous Post: «Pain Free on your Crutches in Summer Tips for a Pain Free on your Crutches in Summer
Next Post: Non-Weight Bearing Fitness Ideas Non-Weight Bearing Fitness Ideas»

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. DustinD

    November 2, 2018 at 7:56 am

    How long do stitches stay in after foot surgery?

    Reply
    • Guide Crutches

      November 3, 2018 at 8:54 am

      Usually, stitches are removed approx. 14 days after surgery. You will need to go to a hospital or a clinic for your stitches to be removed.

      Reply
  2. iWalker

    November 3, 2018 at 2:22 am

    What percentage is partial weight bearing?

    Reply
    • Guide Crutches

      November 3, 2018 at 8:50 am

      Some researchers have used the percentage of patient body weight, with a standard definition of touch down weight-bearing defined as 0% to 20% of body weight. Partial weight-bearing is set as 20 to 50 percent of body weight.

      Reply
  3. Crutchesenhancement

    November 3, 2018 at 2:23 am

    What is meant by partial weight bearing?

    Reply
    • Crutches Guide

      November 3, 2018 at 8:33 am

      Non-Weight-Bearing. Non-weight bearing means that no weight can be put on the operated leg. That is the most restrictive of the weight-bearing limitations. Considering you can not bear any weight on the leg, an assistive device, such as a walker or crutch.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Best Crutches Collections

  • Best Crutches
  • Forearm Crutches
  • Alternative to crutches
  • Best knee scooter
  • Crutches for Kids
  • Long-Term Use Crutches
  • Non-Weight Bearing Crutches
  • Safety And Convenience
  • Crutches Accessories

Crutches Tips

  • How to Walk with Crutches
  • How To Make Your Crutches More Comfortable
  • 5 Ways to Stay Fit on Your Crutches
  • The Most Popular Types of Crutches
  • How to Cope with Crutches Over The Winter Holidays
  • Tips for the Mom on Crutches: The Family Roadtrip
  • Caring For Your Child on Crutches
  • 5 Tips for Walking on Snow and Ice with Crutches
  • 4 Things Your Doctor Wants You to Know About Winter on Crutches
  • 4 Tips to care for someone on crutches

Tips for Recovering

  • Tips for Dealing with Heel Pain
  • 5 Diet Tips for after Foot Surgery
  • Exercising Tips After Ankle Surgery
  • Why do I need a second surgery after a broken ankle?
  • Exercises you can do with a broken ankle
  • 5 Nutrition Tips for your Surgery Recovery
  • 10 Tips for recovering from Foot Surgery
  • 3 Tips to Help the Recovery of Someone on Crutches
  • 4 Tips for a Pain-Free on your Crutches in Summer
  • Back to school with a broken foot

Non- Weight Bearing Guide

  • From Non-Weight Bearing to Partial Weight Bearing after Foot Surgery
  • Non-Weight Bearing Fitness Ideas after Achilles Injury
  • Top-Rated Crutches For Non-Weight Bearing
  • What Does Non-Weight Bearing NWB Mean?
  • 50 Things You Can Do While Non-Weight Bearing (NWB)
  • Top 6 Ways to Help a Non-Weight Bearing Mom with Christmas Dinner
  • Contact
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of service
  • Content Policy
Copyright © 2023 · Crutchesguide.com