If your parent uses a walker, he may have trouble maneuvering it on hardwood floors or linoleum. But here's an easy, inexpensive fix: Cut slits in two tennis balls and place them over the rubber stoppers on the front legs of your parent's walker. The tennis balls slide more easily along smooth flooring but aren't so slick that your parent will risk a fall.
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Tennis Balls Can Make Using a Walker Easier
By Anonymous Caring.com community member
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- 29-Jan-2008
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- Tennis balls can help your parent more easily maneuver his walker after a stroke.
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