Healthport Knee Walker | Steerable Knees Scooter for Foot Injuries | Folding, Dual Breaks, Parking Mechanism | Increased Turning Radius for Indoor and Outdoor | Glossy Red | Crutches Alternative

Love my scooter! I used it for 3 months at work and a month at home during recovery from surgery. I’m 5’7” and its the perfect hight at it’s lowest level. At work I walked 2 miles a day. Over smooth flooring it’s a breeze. You have to be careful over bumps & crevices. By applying a little lift as you go over them allows you to stay stable. It’s easy to do a swan dive if your not careful. But I was a bit of a speed demon. Turning is tricky but it’s all about maneuvering. Like a car- up and back with a turn of the front wheels. You do need to be careful as occasionally my foot would get in the way of the back wheel. I only used the brakes a few times. They worked well but I went slow & mostly used my foot going up and down inclines-they can be tricky. It is a creeky ride but I’m 250lbs and it’s still in good shape. The extra knee cushion is a must. Any hem or creese in my pants was painful, so avoid that. The basket isn’t sturdy enough to carry heavy things but I’d carry water bottles, folders & my small laptop on occasion. Assembly-the locks are tricky but once you understand how- it’s easier to accomplish. I left it at work so I only folded it in my car a few times but it’ll fold down good. My coworkers were jealous & wanted to try it.

What a great product! My husband shattered his heel bone in 20+ places and will be non weight bearing for at least 3 months. He's 70 years old so crutches did not work out well--almost fell the first time on them. I bought a walker and wheelchair. The walker exhausts him quickly. On it he is basically walking on 2 hands and one foot! The wheelchair weighs 39.78 pounds and it was torture for me to get it in and out of the car. This knee walker weighs 22 pounds and folds in 2 places so I can get it in and out of the car with no problem. He can travel much further without getting tired than with the regular walker. I also ordered the padded cover for the knee rest and I'm glad I did because the knee rest is hard. It was somewhat of a challenge trying to understand how to fold the knee walker. The video should be more specific in how that is done. However, R. Chaney answered a question about this problem on May 8, 2018 and that helped us understand how to release the catch. Thanks R. Chaney! We got the red color scooter and my husband is a big Alabama football fan so he named his scooter "ROLL Tide"!

I used one of these before that I had rented and paid a lot of money for it so this time I decided to buy. The one I rented was a bit beefier and better quality so I will be interested to see how well this holds up. I only need for a few weeks so I would spend more if I needed for a longer recoup time. I do not need for a few more weeks so if it falls apart later I will let you know. I purchased early so I if something went wrong I had time to fix while I was not in a cast. Also the manual needs updated pictures.

When my daughter broke her foot three weeks before a trip to Disney World, you can just imagine the tears, stress and concern, especially since crutches are not compatible with this particular child. The knee scooter was the perfect solution. After a day of practice and learning how to properly manipulate the brakes, she was just about as mobile as possible (except when it came to stairs). While it's a little clunky to handle once collapsed, it does fold up to about 1/2 the amount of space it would normally take up. This fact worked to our advantage as on the plane ride to WDW, we were able to collapse it and stow it in the small closet behind first class. The ride home was a smaller plane so it had to be checked into luggage. Overall it's a tough little scooter. It held up 7 days at the Mouse including the banging and clanging around of trying to roll through the Animal Kingdom park, which is a hard park to navigate on a scooter because of all the rough "themed" terrain and hills that you encounter but don't really think about until on one of these things. Anyone going to AK on one of these--don't. Get a regular wheelchair or electric scooter instead. None of the other parks was a problem. Highly recommended.

Updated after several weeks of use: the deep contours in the knee pad bruised my leg terribly, requiring me to order an add-on foam pad from another company. It helps, but not completely. The central locking pin doesn’t align properly, but I rigged it to catch. Although there are 2 bike releases that allow the scooter to fold, there’s no locking mechanism, so the folded scooter flops open and is very hard to handle. I anticipated being able to get this in and out of the car myself after driving, but that’s not possible. The knee pad squeaks, even after tightening the screws. One of the brakes is extremely hard to engage, and they don’t fully stop the scooter anyway. The turning radius is limited, requiring multiple stops to manually lift and move the handle bars or the knee pad end. It’s much harder to turn toward the side of my good leg, since the handlebars hit my torso. The wheels are hard, making outdoor use very bumpy and uncomfortable. I’m glad I’ve had a scooter post-surgery, but wish I’d had the opportunity to test drive them. This is the only one I’ve used, so In fairness, I can’t compare it to any other model.