Patient/caregiver was educated on features to look for on a offset cane to enhance safety and comfort as follows: Make sure the offset cane chosen can handle your weight. Check for the weight limitations allowed on the offset cane. Having a most recent weight reading available can help choose the offset cane that best suits your needs. Make sure the leg of the offset cane is touching the ground evenly. Uneven offset cane leg can [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on features to look for on a offset cane to enhance safety and comfort as follows: While using an offset cane, choosing/adjusting the offset cane to proper height is important to ensure better stability, improved safety, and fall prevention. An individual too short for the offset cane has to work hard to pick the offset cane up and move during ambulation. An individual too tall for the offset cane has to lean [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to choose/adjust the offset cane to appropriate height, grip, and base support as follows: Offset canes are canes with the handle in a “J”-shape. They are mostly recommended for individuals with compromised balance and needing a cane for support, but unable to hold the standard cane with a firm grip due to coexisting wrist problems. Offset canes help an individual distribute the body weight better over the shaft of the cane, [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on safety precautions to be observed while using a cane as follows: While using the stairs, the golden rule to remember is “up with the good and down with the bad”. While climbing up the stairs, the good leg will lead, followed by cane, and then the weak leg. While coming down the stairs, the cane will lead, followed by the weak leg, and then the good leg. Do not advance the [...]
Patient/caregiver was educated on safety precautions to be observed while using a cane as follows: Standard canes also come with detachable bases and a broad base with four legs could be fixed on the regular standard cane, thus converting it into a quad cane. With bigger base and four legs, quad canes offer more support for individuals with compromised balance and needing more support than a what a standard cane offers. Plan your trip ahead, [...]
