All About Knee Scooters

The Definitive Guide to the Knee Scooter

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Here at MyKneeScooter.com we’d thought we might show off our graphic skills and try an infographic about knee scooters. They say a picture is worth and thousand words, well here’s one with about 46 words. It still might communicate better what a Knee scooter is and eliminate some confusion with what it’s called. There’s no difference between a knee scooter and a knee walker or knee rover…they are all the same thing. As well, sometimes a graphic just gets the job done nice and easy, so we thought to add all the key features that make a knee scooter worth it.

 

Top Safety and Comfort Must Haves for Your Knee Scooter

As always, be sure a health professional, such as your doctor or a clinician who specializes in recovery and mobility, have helped you assess the need for a mobility device and have made sure a knee scooter is the right choice for you.

• Doctor’s Orders – Proper assessment that considers your personal overall health and recovery needs is mandatory.
• Hand Brakes – I want to have sturdy construction here, but that’s a given. Hand brakes and a parking brake are essential to the safe operation of your scooter.
• Padded Rest – the rest pad for your recovering leg needs to be long enough, wide enough and plush enough to properly secure and protect your leg.
• Large Wheels – large diameter wheels, especially upfront, will make use on carpet or hard floor easier. Floor transitions and sidewalk gaps are no trouble either.
• Adjustable Rest – essential to comfort as well as balance.
• Adjustable Handlebar – having the correct posture is a must for comfort when using for any length of time.

Things to Consider in Use

Where you’ll use your knee scooter

Many designs exist and while they all do the same thing, certain designs do better to accommodate the differences in lifestyle of the user. Individuals in hospital, for instance, might not need all-terrain wheels or a folding knee scooter for transport. There usually isn’t carpet or the need to go out when your in the hospital. People recovering at home may have different needs and terrain to move about on. It may be necessary to pack the knee scooter into a car or go a couple blocks to a store. Discussing all of these issues with your health professional should help in determining which scooter is right for you.

Your abilities

How are you? How’s your balance and overall mobility? A good reference is asking yourself how you feel about riding a bicycle? Knee scooters are used in an upright fashion, like a bike, and the risk of a fall is real. When the front wheels turned ninety degrees, they are inline with the rear wheels and the overall stance becomes much narrower. This is considered the most dangerous position for a knee scooter, as the risk of falling sideways is increased. If balance isn’t an issue for you and you can understand the limitations of a scooter, then using one can help keep active people on the move while healing.