Dodgy hips - walking stick/walking pole?
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Hi,
My Dad is in relatively poor health and wants to start walking every day to help improve it a little. He's planning on 5 mins for the first few days, then 10, then 15 and so on. However, he has a dodgy hip. I believe the diagnosis is calcium deposits in the joint itself and, as such, he finds walking painful and an effort. I wondered, therefore, whether he'd benefit from those walking poles that I see ramblers use.
My mum recently had a hip operation (I shudder to think what they've both been doing such that both have f
ked up hips...) so she has proper walking sticks (the hip-height aluminium, grey-plastic handled ones)... would these be better? Dad is a bit worried about how he'll look using one of these.
Anyone got any advice?
Thanks
My Dad is in relatively poor health and wants to start walking every day to help improve it a little. He's planning on 5 mins for the first few days, then 10, then 15 and so on. However, he has a dodgy hip. I believe the diagnosis is calcium deposits in the joint itself and, as such, he finds walking painful and an effort. I wondered, therefore, whether he'd benefit from those walking poles that I see ramblers use.
My mum recently had a hip operation (I shudder to think what they've both been doing such that both have f
ked up hips...) so she has proper walking sticks (the hip-height aluminium, grey-plastic handled ones)... would these be better? Dad is a bit worried about how he'll look using one of these.Anyone got any advice?
Thanks
Go to a cane shop.
Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
Snowboy said:
Go to a cane shop.
Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
You have got me thinking now.Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
My dad has recently had a full knee replacement. Prior to the op he used a stick. The physio gave it him and he was told to use it in the left hand. His bad knee was his right. Is that correct?
daz3210 said:
Snowboy said:
Go to a cane shop.
Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
You have got me thinking now.Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
My dad has recently had a full knee replacement. Prior to the op he used a stick. The physio gave it him and he was told to use it in the left hand. His bad knee was his right. Is that correct?
Opposite side to bad leg if there's only one bad leg - think of it as an outrigger!BlackVanDyke said:
daz3210 said:
Snowboy said:
Go to a cane shop.
Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
You have got me thinking now.Get one that’s fitted to the correct height, has a comfortable supportive handle and make sure he’s trained in how to use it.
It might seem simple, but most people use a cane wrong.
You are supposed to use it at the same time as the duff leg, but many people use it with the good leg to swing the duff one.
My dad has recently had a full knee replacement. Prior to the op he used a stick. The physio gave it him and he was told to use it in the left hand. His bad knee was his right. Is that correct?
Opposite side to bad leg if there's only one bad leg - think of it as an outrigger!I use a stick any time I'm walking distance due to a tin leg on side and an ankle replacement the other.
I found the best sticks to use come from hiking type shops, I get mine from snow n rock, they adjust in height are VERY strong and the handle is very comfy.
I've tried many sticks over the years and these are the best I've found. I tried poles but they are really not designed for what we're after and don't work well for supporting a limb.
This is what I have used now for a good few years.
http://www.snowandrock.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ic...
I found the best sticks to use come from hiking type shops, I get mine from snow n rock, they adjust in height are VERY strong and the handle is very comfy.
I've tried many sticks over the years and these are the best I've found. I tried poles but they are really not designed for what we're after and don't work well for supporting a limb.
This is what I have used now for a good few years.
http://www.snowandrock.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ic...
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