iWalk Free Knee Crutch Review | ART OF ONE DOJO 

It's a total life changer. It really made the difference of me keeping my job and actually functioning in life vs sitting idle for 3 months

This sucker was a lifesaver!

It really was an absolute game changer! I did not experience that foot pain like you described...is it possible it wasn't adjusted to quite the right height for you? The main struggle I had was not being able to sit down with it without removing it, but strapping it on and off was such a quick process it wasn't that inconvenient. I would recommend this any to day anyone because I was able to be about 90% functional over the 3 months I was recovering.

I've tried adjusting it up and down in increments but not much difference. I'm thinking of sending the makers a video of myself walking and ask them what I'm doing wrong!

same here I ordered one so I can get around the house until my ankle heals and be able to carry stuff, cook meals and wash dishes.

P.S. I & hubby have been calling it peg-leg since I ordered it!!! 😂😘

Thank you for this message. I hope you've started to use it by this point, it really is a game changer and you won't regret it. Thank you for sharing and I would love to hear back from you on what your experience with it is!

Not yet, probably tomorrow... taking a shower today wasn’t so traumatic, so I believe I am ready to strap it on and learn to walk! 😂 I will let you know❤️

Tried it for about 20 minutes, making adjustments, using my crutch, holding edge of counter... too much pressure on my knee, it is bone on bone arthritis... aggravated my lower back issues too😭❤️ but it sure relieved my shoulders, wrists and neck! 🙄❤️

@@nanabella151 Oh you have knee issues too? Ok that may take some adjustment or add a challenge as you have to put weight on your knee. Can you add something more to pad it, would that help your knee pain? You shouldn't have any back pain with it though, that could be an adjustment issue perhaps?

That's an interesting suggestion, but to be honest that wasn't something I noticed being an issue. It wasn't jarring at all to use and I didn't even think of a shock absorption. After using it for so long, the rigid feel because comfortable, like...supportive. But I am really curious to know what it would feel like with a spring system. It really did make all the difference. For those 6 weeks I was able to be 90% as active as normal.

That's exactly what I was thinking in terms of padding, an interchangeable pad would have been great to have. It's a good pad that it has, but you do give it a bit of abuse when you're on it.

I'm curious to know what you think! It made all the difference for me and being able to function to about 90%.

Isn't it? Did it not totally make the difference of being functional or not? The jokes DID get old...lol but worth it I suppose.

Interesting idea, I did not try that. I did find though that in any sitting position it was uncomfortable to have the stilt hanging off the knee, however trying it with something of equal height...that would have been a good idea to try, I didn't think of it.

I would try to walk around the house for a bit to test it out first. It's not particularly heavy and you only need to lift it enough to take a step. As long as you can kneel comfortably on it you should be ok to use it.

I was fortunately able to drive right away because it was my left foot that I had surgery on. Years back with my right knee I couldn't drive until I was allowed to walk on it.

Renaissance Man it’s dangerous sinse your leg is strapped in if you fall wrong can easily make the injury way worse

@@richardsparks1086 I think you are less likely to fall using this device vs. standard crutches. They say you shouldn't use it if you can't fluidly navigate stairs. I can't, but can still use this. Actually the method I normally use to go down stairs is how you have to with this device. I adapted well despite my limitations. I'm frankly more frightened of crutches because of hand and arm weakness. Might not be everyone's solution, but it works for some.

Fair suggestion but those are more cumbersome than using the crutch. You still need your hands to steer and if you are not on flat ground you'd have to find a way to carry or transport it. With this knee crutch you can just walk around hands free, use stairs, and still function at about 90% of your day.

Is it adjusted to the correct height?

@@ArtofOneDojo went to pt and someone helped me

Oh yeah that's definitely a concern, you always have to be careful with wet floors or ground. However, I find the traction on this crutch to be MUCH better than crutches. I was on the crutches after my Achilles surgery and went indoors after the rain and my crutch slipped out and I totally caught my body weight on my bad foot. That hurt SOOO MUCH I sword I did damage. Thankfully I did not. It happened again later, I was in a parking lot and my crutch hit a wet spot on a painted parking line and same thing, the crutch flew out but this time I was wearing the knee crutch at the same time and it caught me. (I used regular crutches with the knee crutch if I needed to cover distance, as good as the iWalk Free is, it's pretty bad for going long distances, it will take you forever. It's more of a function around your immediate area sort of thing.)

Are you able to kneel on it? This works great for lower leg injuries, if you aren't able to kneel on it then you might not be able to use this. But if you are, I recommend this all the way. I'd recommend this over the wheelie scooter for almost any reason.

I just got back into judo.. it’s almost like when I straighten it out it will feel like it’s on fire. It hurt for like a week afterwards... I just got a brace I’m going to try tonight.. I would like to be able to randori/roll for BJJ also. I initially heard it falling down a hill in Italy. My leg actually gave out and I fell down! I can run on a treadmill just fine.. so I don’t know.. extremely frustrating bro!

I'm sorry this didn't work for you, I had a completely opposite experience. It fit well and I had to wear it anywhere from 3-10 hours a day to function and work and with it I was able to do 95% of normal tasks. I'm sorry to hear your experience was not a good one with it.

@@ArtofOneDojo Do you work for I-Walk?

@@dionysus2006 No, as I said in this video I used it for almost 2 months daily after surgery. It made the difference of my being able to function or not, as demonstrated in this video. I'm sorry if you had an issue with it and that it didn't work for you, you're one of the first people I've actually heard not liking it.

It’s working great for me. I’m 11 days left foot surgery post op and this has been a game changer: go up and down stairs with no issues.