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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 503 81 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 380 29 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 311 26 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Walking problems 161 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Improve mobility 148 26 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 105 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1677 patients currently using Walking Stick/Cane

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 15
Mild
 30
None
 161

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Walking Stick/Cane

Back pain 7
loss of a free hand 7
Pain in shoulders 7
Social anxiety 6
Pain 5
Coordination problems with use 5
See all 31 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 128   Other: 55%
Did not seem to work 48   Did not seem to work: 21%
Course of treatment ended 31   Course of treatment ended: 13%
Not indicated 17   Not indicated: 7%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 4%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 1%

See all 230 patients who’ve stopped using Walking Stick/Cane

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walking Stick/Cane

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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Walking Stick/Cane

Always
 96 46%
Usually
 70 33%
Sometimes
 27 13%
Never
 17 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Walking Stick/Cane

Very
 11 5%
Somewhat
 37 18%
A little
 57 27%
Not at all
 105 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Walking Stick/Cane

$200+
 1 1%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 1 1%
$25-49
 6 7%
< $25
 75 89%

Report created on February 12, 2012.