https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Use-Pipe-Insulation-to-Make-Padding-for-Crutches/m-p/2254437#M28 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Insulation.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59453i7E61DCF08122FBE8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Insulation.png" alt="Insulation.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>User friendly crutches!&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Crutches can be very hard on the hands. A simple way to avoid skin irritation and bruised ribs is to use pipe insulation, electrical tape and a box cutter to create a softer grip area.</SPAN></P> Mon, 04 May 2020 20:46:28 GMT AARPMichaelP 2020-05-04T20:46:28Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Use-Pipe-Insulation-to-Make-Padding-for-Crutches/m-p/2254437#M28 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Insulation.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59453i7E61DCF08122FBE8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Insulation.png" alt="Insulation.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>User friendly crutches!&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Crutches can be very hard on the hands. A simple way to avoid skin irritation and bruised ribs is to use pipe insulation, electrical tape and a box cutter to create a softer grip area.</SPAN></P> Mon, 04 May 2020 20:46:28 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Caregiving-Tip/Use-Pipe-Insulation-to-Make-Padding-for-Crutches/m-p/2254437#M28 AARPMichaelP 2020-05-04T20:46:28Z