Fashion Canes (walking stick/cane) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Walking Stick/Cane
What is Fashion Canes?
A walking stick or cane is a tool used by many people to assist walking. It may be used to assist with balance, or to bear weight taking pressure off of muscles. There are many different styles to suit individual needs and preferences.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 30 |
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2 | |||
| Balance problems | 17 |
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2 | |||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 15 |
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2 | |||
| Fatigue | 8 |
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3 | |||
| Mobility | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain | 3 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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4 | 67% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- thjuland
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- thjuland
- as needed
- since Dec 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Foot drop
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips It is much better to have the cane and not need it, than to not have it and need it! See full evaluation
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- Marshview
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- Marshview
- as needed
- since Sep 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips My walking is jerky at times. I tire easily after a short distance. Without the cane, I would walk VERY slowly. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.