Need help walking on one crutch and then boot

I broke a bone in my foot 7 weeks ago. I am supposed to start walking with 75% of my weight on one crutch and then all my weight on the boot without crutches.

I have tried one crutch and just on the boot, but my body can't seem to remember how to walk. It feels like the uninjured side tenses up and won't allow weight on the other side- and when I'm walking with one crutch it is more like hopping/limping than walking.

I have pain in my uninjured side shoulder and hip when walking on one crutch.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[FootDoc]

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First of all, in my opinion, no one should be allowed on crutches before having proper instructions in their use, and then being checked out on them. Crutch walking, improperly performed, can be potentially very dangerous, and has been know to lead to more problems than that for which the crutches were originally needed. I would not personally ever recommend that a patient of mine use only one crutch, and certainly, if by their use, you are creating pains in otherwise uninjured areas of the body, you need to go back to your doctor for instructions and training.

I will, never understand, though, why any patient would prefer to rely on comments and/or instructions from someone on the Internet who does not know them or their situation, rather than picking up the phone and calling his or her own doctor. It one does not consider their own doctor's advice reliable, knowledgeable and trustworthy, then I would suggest engaging another doctor.

You may be using the crutch improperly. I'm not a doctor, but when I injured my knee, I was taught to put the crutch on the same side as my good leg. It worked well when I moved the bad leg and crutch at the same time.