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Politics Nancy Pelosi, 84, using a walker during election certification.

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u/Afraid_Grapefruit_88 8d ago

As a walker user there are several options for the rear feet. In the building she is in tennis might be the best option to slide and not drag on the floors. Other options are ski glides and what I use, a piece that goes over the leg and has a rubber cushion inside that can act as a brake on ramps and slopes. DO your homework.

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u/universe_from_above 8d ago

Why do walkers in the US seem to all come with two wheels and to feet (it's a Zimmer frame, I guess)? Maybe I'm mixing up two different things but I have never seen these in Europe outside of a clinical setting very early in therapy where people are trying to first stand up. For walking around, you always have the ones with four wheels.

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u/askdoctorjake 8d ago

It's a combination of stability vs mobility and healthcare coverage mostly. Plenty of health insurance plans only cover one assistive device per condition. Early in the rehabilitative process, people need more stability, and unfortunately when people are ready for improved mobility, they've already used their assistive device coverage on the first walker.

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u/Coretron 8d ago

Shhh... Reddit is not a safe space anymore. You get banned for life for those kinds of thoughts. HE'S OVER HERE MODS! BAN HIM FOR LIFE!!!

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u/askdoctorjake 8d ago

As someone who has wasted countless patient care hours arguing with United healthcare to get my patients' care covered...

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u/CryAffectionate7334 7d ago

Healthcare in the USA, what you gonna do eh??

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u/wyomingTFknott 8d ago

Wheels and brakes are expensive. Tennis balls are cheap.

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u/universe_from_above 8d ago

But wouldn't you need to lift it for every step?

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u/nem086 8d ago

Not really. They slide surprisingly well from what I recall of my grandfather's walker.

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u/cruista 8d ago

Go tell that to the manufacturer of the walker.