Walking cane/rubber tip (walking stick/cane): uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Walking cane/rubber tip?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Balance problems	152	52
This item is relevant to you: Stiffness/spasticity	85	15
This item is relevant to you: Walking problems	50	18
This item is relevant to you: Improve mobility	40	7
This item is relevant to you: Fatigue	27	11

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Pain in shoulder(s)	4
Back pain	2
Balance problems	1
Carpal tunnel syndrome	1
Clumsiness	1
Joint discomfort in hands and wrists	1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	0
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	3
This item is relevant to you: Mild	16
This item is relevant to you: None	58

Member evaluations

froginmadison

evaluated on Apr 13, 2010

Perceived effectiveness for balance problems: Moderate
Side effects: None

wysiwyg

evaluated on Jun 25, 2010

Perceived effectiveness for balance problems: Major
Side effects: None

Arkann

evaluated on Apr 02, 2010

Perceived effectiveness for walking problems: None
Side effects: None

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