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

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    A walking stick probably isn’t the mobility aid for someone who needs a cane to bear some weight, but for someone who just needs a little bit of help with balance, a wooden walking stick might ...

  3. Crutch - Wikipedia

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    Those who can tolerate partial weight bearing on both legs usually use the four point gait. The sequence is right crutch, left leg, left crutch, right leg. This is the slowest of all gaits but also the safest in that three of the four points are in contact with the ground at any given time. [9]

  4. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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    forearm crutch A girl using a pair of underarm / axillary crutches. Walking aids are devices designed to assist individuals with mobility impairments in maintaining upright ambulation. These aids include assistive canes, crutches, walkers, and more specialized devices such as gait trainers, and upright walkers. Each type of aid is designed to ...

  5. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to crutches, canes are generally lighter, but, because they transfer the load through the user's unsupported wrist, are unable to offload equal loads from the legs. Another type of crutch is the walker, a frame held in front of the user and which the user leans on during movement. Walkers are more stable due to their increased area ...

  6. Hands-free crutch lets you walk with leg injury - AOL

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    This device is a game-changer for people that use crutches. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  7. Gait trainer - Wikipedia

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    As walking improves, a patient can progress to a walker, crutches, bilateral canes or a single cane. This gait training typically occurs during physical therapy sessions. The more recent development of body-weight support gait training, such as over a treadmill, can enable considerably more walking practice with less strain to the therapist ...