Walking Stick/Cane Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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Generic Name: Walking Stick/Cane

What is Walking Stick/Cane?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 546 93 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 329 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 181 33 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Walking problems 165 40 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 104 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Imbalance when walking 57 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

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Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 137   Other: 54%
Did not seem to work 55   Did not seem to work: 22%
Course of treatment ended 33   Course of treatment ended: 13%
Not indicated 17   Not indicated: 7%
Doctor's advice 12   Doctor's advice: 5%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Expense 1   Expense: 0%

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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
 113 49%
Usually
 70 30%
Sometimes
 30 13%
Never
 19 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Walking Stick/Cane

Very
 11 5%
Somewhat
 41 18%
A little
 60 26%
Not at all
 120 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Walking Stick/Cane

$200+
 1 1%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 1 1%
$25-49
 7 7%
< $25
 85 89%

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72 patient evaluations for Walking Stick/Cane

Purposes: Balance problems, Improve mobility, Pain in lower back, and Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Apr 18, 2011)
Date Dosage Balance problems Perceived effectiveness Improve mobility Perceived effectiveness Pain in lower back Perceived effectiveness Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 17, 2013 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default MildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jan 17, 2013
Advice & Tips
I have difficultly in using the cane on some days due to my hands/wrists going numb or weak or tingling with use. It also can cause my left shoulder to start hurting and causing a fire like burning and sharp stabbing pain.
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Purpose: Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (Started Dec 15, 1998)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 19, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Nov 19, 2012
Advice & Tips
There is no other way to report my having to move to 2 canes in the summer of 2011, as my condition naturally progressed. The effectiveness is moderate- because as long as your condition requires you to have assistance to walk it certainly keeps you upright, but of course other than keeping your usable muscle fibers as strong as possible doesn't affect the disorder itself. In terms of cost, you'd think for equipment they'd give you a one-time price option for permanent devices! These forms can be so frustrating!
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Purpose: PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) (Started May 30, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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