Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them within Weeks Using crutches for months is largely a thing of the past. Early weight-bearing has real benefits ...

Last month, 2-year-old Roman Dinkel of Overland Park got a pair of shiny red forearm crutches. Roman, who was born with spina bifida, tried for weeks to walk with the crutches — or as he calls ...

Himanshu Prasad was not able to easily bend his legs due to a form of cerebral palsy. After surgery, he has relearned how to use his legs to walk.

A teenager who suffered a stroke five years ago has finally learned how to walk again without crutches. Gabriel Suarez, 18, ...