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What is Walking Stick/Cane?

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 and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 404 27
Balance problems 379 40
Stiffness/Spasticity 283 14
Mobility 111 15
Fatigue 93 15
Difficulty walking 88 17

See all 1521 patients currently using Walking Stick/Cane


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 2%
Moderate
11 9%
Mild
23 19%
None
84 69%

Most commonly reported side effects

Back pain
8 7%
loss of a free hand
7 6%
some uncoordination with use
6 5%
Social anxiety/phobia
5 4%
Shoulder pain
5 4%
Pain
4 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
87 57% Other: 57%
Course of treatment ended
23 15% Course of treatment ended: 15%
Did not seem to work
21 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Not indicated
13 8% Not indicated: 8%
Doctor's advice
9 6% Doctor's advice: 6%
Side effects too severe
5 3% Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research
2 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 151 patients who’ve stopped using Walking Stick/Cane

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walking Stick/Cane

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
10
9
104
182
390

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
14
20
30
22
56

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
61 50%
Usually
42 35%
Sometimes
15 12%
Never
3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 6%
Somewhat
17 14%
A little
33 27%
Not at all
64 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 1%
< $25
46 38%

Report created on November 20, 2009.