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Brand Names: Basic wooden candy cane, Canadian crutch, Fashion Canes, folding, Forearm crutches, Hiking Pole, Hiking stick from outdoor business, Home made, Homemade, I use a staff rather than a cane, Orthotic Mobility Sure Step, quad, ROLATOR/PROBASICS, Tracks walking stick, Two arm canes, Walker/wheelchair, walking cane/rubber tip, Was A Gift

A walking stick is a tool used by many people to assist walking. It may be used at an early stage to assist with balance, or later on to bear weight and take pressure off of muscles.

Why Patients Use Walking stick / cane

Other	317
Stiffness/spasticity	149
Fatigue	33
General health	33
Balance issues	32
Not indicated	26
Pain	16
Disease-related symptoms	9
Difficulty walking	7
Imbalance when walking	7
Foot drop	5
Weakness in legs	5
slow my disease's progress	5
Dragging foot	3
Depression	2
Walking difficulty without aid	2
Don't know	2
Atrophy, calf muscle	1
Bi lat motor skills decrease	1
Bowel problems	1
Brain fog	1
Dizziness	1
Freezing of gait	1
Heavy sensation in legs	1
I walk slower tire more easily	1
Left leg weakness, pain, stiffness	1
Loss of coordination/balance	1
Loss of motor control, one or both legs	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1
Foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walking stick / cane

Why Patients Stopped Using Walking stick / cane (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other	30
Course of treatment ended	7
Not indicated	7
Did not seem to work	4
Side effects too severe	1

How Long Patients Used Walking stick / cane Before Stopping

Average: Walking stick / cane Ratings

	16
	8
	7
	5