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

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   Types of walking canes “There are several types of canes that can be used depending on the patient's needs,” says Dr. Mortensen. “Standard single-point canes are ideal for mild balance issues.

3. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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   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 support users in different ways, which include improving stability ...

4. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   Wooden cane. An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobility aid.A cane can help redistribute weight from a lower leg that is weak or painful, improve stability by increasing the base of support, and provide tactile information about the ground to improve balance.

5. Walking stick - Wikipedia

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   A walking stick. A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. Some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense.

6. Crutch - Wikipedia

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   A person with a non-weight bearing injury generally performs a "swing-to" gait: lifting the affected leg, the user places both crutches in front of himself, and then swings his uninjured leg to meet the crutches. A similar "swing-through" gait is when both legs are advanced in front of the crutches rather than beside them.

7. Cane - Wikipedia

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   Walking stick, or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking; Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance; White cane, a mobility or safety device used by blind or visually impaired people; An implement used in caning, a form of corporal punishment; Sugarcane; Cane (surname)