amo_mea_filiis. Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I have no Internet at home (I guess that's what verizon does when you pay too late!) but great wifi here at therapy, so i get to post. :) Lately I have come across a number of people that had no clue that tennis balls put on the back legs of a walker makes it glide much easier. I'm putting it out there! Take 2 tennis balls, cut a small slit in them on a seam, and shove them on non-wheeled walker legs. It makes a huge difference on carpet, it gets caught less going through doors or rugs, and sounds soooooooo much better on concrete. If you knew this, great. If you didn't, now you do. Never let a walker drag without some balls. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 You know, I've seen those on walkers forever, and I figured that they had a purpose but it's nice to have that confirmed :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 It's a common teacher trick for school-type chairs, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Wow! I thought everyone knew that. I see them all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Have they not watched Up? The dogs kept trying to steal them off the old guy's walker... I thought that was the funniest detail to add... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Have they not watched Up? The dogs kept trying to steal them off the old guy's walker... I thought that was the funniest detail to add... I was about to say this. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Why do they not just make walkers with an appropriate surface on those feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 It's a common teacher trick for school-type chairs, too. All of the classes in my kids' elementary school have tennis balls on the bottoms of the chairs (and the desks too, I think?). Makes it so much easier to scoot their chairs in and out. Why do they not just make walkers with an appropriate surface on those feet? I have often wondered this??? Maybe the walker manufacturers have a big stake in the tennis ball companies??? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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