{"id":12476,"date":"2025-06-06T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/wheeleo-or-the-solution-to-the-falling-crutch\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:58:24","slug":"wheeleo-or-the-solution-to-the-falling-crutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wheeleo-or-the-solution-to-the-falling-crutch\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheeleo\u00ae or the Solution to the Falling Crutch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"B\u00e9quille qui tombe vs Wheeleo\u00ae : s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et praticit\u00e9 au quotidien\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hrdBZmhq2LU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Opening a door<\/strong>, <strong>disinfecting hands<\/strong>, <strong>grabbing an object<\/strong>&#8230; So many simple gestures that become complicated, even risky, when using a <strong>classic crutch<\/strong>. Simply leaning it against a wall to free your hands can be enough to make it fall to the ground. <\/p>\n\n<p>It may not seem like much, but <strong>bending over to pick it up<\/strong> can expose the person to a loss of balance or a fall, especially if they already have a fragility or a walking disorder.<\/p>\n\n<p>In this video, we show a concrete situation: an unstable crutch slips and falls as soon as it&#8217;s released. Next to it, the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong>, the <strong>one-handed walker<\/strong>, remains <strong>upright, stable, and immediately available<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Choose Wheeleo\u00ae?<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> is:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A constant support<\/strong>, thanks to its <strong>four wheels<\/strong> that allow it to stay in place without tipping over.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One-handed use<\/strong>, freeing the other hand to easily perform everyday tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More freedom<\/strong>, <strong>more fluidity<\/strong> in movements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Less stress<\/strong>, and especially <strong>less risk of falling<\/strong> in situations of partial autonomy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The gain is not only functional. It&#8217;s also psychological: the person feels more secure, more free, less dependent. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>This simple example illustrates how the choice of <strong>walking aid<\/strong> has a direct impact on <strong>safety<\/strong> and <strong>quality of life<\/strong> in daily activities. The <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> provides a concrete answer to these challenges. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening a door, disinfecting hands, grabbing an object&#8230; So many simple gestures that become complicated, even risky, when using a classic crutch. Simply leaning it against a wall to free your hands can be enough to make it fall to the ground. It may not seem like much, but bending over to pick it up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[285],"profils-et-pathologies":[],"class_list":["post-12476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-home-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12477,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12476\/revisions\/12477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12476"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=12476"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=12476"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=12476"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=12476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}