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2. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   In the US, ten percent of adults older than 65 years use a cane, and 4.6 percent use walkers. [1] 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.

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

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   The standard crook cane (the kind Bugs Bunny tap dances on stage with) is “how most people envision an older cane looking,” Perkal noted. “It is a bit of a dated style, but still functions ...

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. Lipedema - Wikipedia

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   Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women [3] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [2] Women of any weight may be affected [2] [3] and the fat is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [4]

6. What is a Boston Post Cane, and what is its significance ...

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   The cane tradition began in 1909, when the publisher of the former Boston Post newspaper, Edwin Grozier, designed 700 walking sticks with heads made of 14-carat gold and each engraved with the ...

7. Steatopygia - Wikipedia

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   A woman exhibiting steatopygia. It has been suggested that this feature was once more widespread. Paleolithic Venus figurines, sometimes referred to as "Steatopygian Venus" figures, discovered from Europe to Asia presenting a remarkable development of the thighs, and even the prolongation of the labia minora, have been used to support this ...