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  2. The best canes for 2025, according to mobility experts - AOL

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    Different strength levels require different assistance devices.” ... “Body weight is shifted onto the cane when the weaker leg is stepping forward. For example, if the left leg is weaker, the ...

  3. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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    Forearm cane: a regular or offset cane with additional forearm support, enabling increased stability and load shifted from the wrist to the forearm. Quad cane: has four ferrules at the base, enabling them to stand freely, and offering a more firm base for standing. Tripod cane: opens in a tripod fashion. Often available with an attached seat.

  4. Walking stick - Wikipedia

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    A classic late 19th century walking cane, sometimes also called a dress cane. Around the 17th or 18th century, a walking stick became an essential part of the European gentleman's wardrobe. The fashion may have originated with Louis XIV, who favored a walking stick, possibly because he wore high heels. [2]

  5. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    The technology readiness level and the related patenting activity can also be explained through the following factors which contribute to a product's entry to market, such as the expected impact on a person's participation in different aspects of life, the ease of adoption (need for training, fitting, additional equipment for interoperability ...

  6. White cane - Wikipedia

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    A long cane, the primary mobility tool for the visually impaired. A white cane is a device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired.A white cane primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles or orientation marks, but is also helpful for onlookers in identifying the user as blind or visually impaired and taking appropriate care.

  7. Set point theory - Wikipedia

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    Set point theory can be construed as implying weight regulation in a wide or tight range around the set point, in a symmetric or in an asymmetric manner (i.e. treating weight gain and loss either the same or differently), and may apply to regulation of body fat levels specifically (in a multi-compartment model) or to overall body weight.