REVIEWS

Dick Rapasky
Rated 5 out of 5
June 7, 2020
My SideStixs are working for me much better than expected. Their conspicuous qualities are rigidity and lightness. Also size. Because of their rigidity I feel totally confident moving very quickly and putting high impact full weight on them. The lightness and compactness enables me to place them easily under seats at concerts, theater,etc. Two or three people have stopped me and asked about the crutches. Apparently long them forearm crutch users seem to sense a better device than the one they are using when they see it. The grip covers over the superbly shaped grips make longer distances easier than any crutch I’ve ever used. But the grip covers are beginning to wear out. I will soon order a new pair.
Elizabeth Venman
Rated 5 out of 5
May 13, 2020
When I first got my SideStix, it took me a while to figure out the appropriate height at which to set them. My mobility and pain varies from day to day, so I wanted the option to adjust the amount of weight I put on my hip depending on how I felt. As my hip has worsened over the last couple years and I've needed to use adaptive equipment again, I was frustrated by being in between the general adult or child sizing for most crutches. As it became apparent that continuing to use crutches could help me postpone a hip replacement, I began looking for lighter, more durable crutches. Even in the few short months of using poorly fitting crutches as an adult, I felt the beginning of repetitive stress injury in my shoulders and wrists. In contrast, when I received my SideStix and fiddled with the adjustable sizing, these compression pains disappeared. I also realized that I had never achieved an even gait on crutches as a kid, despite 5 years of use, likely due to the sizing issue. A lot of the bracing and compensation I had always associated with using crutches seems to be less with the SideStix. Because I like to hike, I chose the cork handgrips (which are great for the AZ heat - my hands sweating no longer means I lose my grip), the carbon fiber lower tubes and the leather cuff pads. I'm happy with all these choices. These crutches are by far the lightest and most agile I've ever used. The tips have good traction, and the adjustable c-clamps feel very secure when I'm using the sticks. The only feature I haven't really gotten used to yet is the pivoting cuffs. I chose the front opening cuffs, which feel very secure, but I continually forget that I can just lift up my forearms and the crutches wont fall off. (Probably just a holdover from so many years of having used crutches that didn't fit my body properly.) I wish I'd had access to something like this as a kid.