ADJUSTABLE CRUTCH

Abstract

Crutch is a stick that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of leg injury. Normally, crutch used by seniors, sportsmen who injured and people with broken feet. With crutch a little bit can help them walk easily. Sometimes, the original crutch have a problem such as the crutch takes a lot of spaces and uncomfortable. In our adjustable crutch project, we want to innovate this crutches more usable everywhere. Firstly, we want to make this adjustable crutch comfortable to the patient. To make this adjustable crutch comfortable we try to make this crutch more lighter than original. Furthermore, we want to make this adjustable crutch save spaces. To make this crutch save spaces we divide the crutch into three parts that can fit into one part. Most patients face the common problem which is to place the crutches whenever they are not using them. It would be difficult for the patients to place their crutches everywhere. Patients have different height and need an adjustable crutch with a new mechanism to make them easier to use it. Existed crutch is not practical to use in tight places with limited space. Objective to build the adjustable crutch is to design more efficient crutch better than the current now. This project is to make it less difficult for the patients to bring the crutches anywhere since they do not occupy much of space. The crutches could be adjusted to shorter length. Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principle associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm theoretical model, phases and quantities or qualitative techniques. A survey has been done to identify the problems about the existed crutch and the things that need to be upgrade on the crutch so that it is easier for everyone to use it. From the survey, we can determine the important parts that need to be upgrade on the crutch with people demand. This can help us to produce a good product that can help others that having difficulty to walk. Our future recommendation is to design an automatic adjustable crutch with pneumatic system. The upper and lower part can be adjusted just by using a switch or push button.