USE OF CANE

BY: DALISAY, PUNO, COMPARATIVO, GICOLE, AMAL, DOLOTINA

• Helps patients who have weakness on one side of the body to
gain balance and support

• Has several types:

• 3 point & 4 point used for maximum support.

• Single point: Used by patient who needs less support.

 CANE SAFETY

• Ensure that the bottom has a rubber suction tip.

• Patient should wear low heeled shoe with moskid soles.

• Patient should hold the cane on the stronger or unaffected side of the body.

• The top of the cane should be level with top of the femur.

• Patient’s elbow should be flexed at 25-30 degrees.

USING THE CANE

• Patient should balance their weight on the strong or unaffected foot then move the cane forward.

• Move the weak or affected foot forward.

• Transfer their weight to the affected foot and cane.

• Move the unaffected foot forward.