[stick of choice
cane height, to from the ground to the vertical height of the elderly upper thigh lateral salient point is appropriate. Stick the handle should have a certain curvature, and we should pay attention to the appropriate size, in order to grasp. In addition, the stick touchdown is the best placement of a round rubber pad to increase the stick friction with the ground, to achieve non slip effect. Always check the cane pad is loose or off, to prevent accidents. General
stick in his hand the height of 90 cm, if feel too long can own ordinary woodworking blade sawn, can use following method to determine the height.
stick in his hand height determination method] some old man
to stick to the requirements is not high, improvise in, this idea is wrong. If the stick is too long, will be the center of gravity instability, easy to fall, if you select a short stick, the elderly will gradually appear stooping. Therefore, when selecting a cane. More important is the length of the stick to be suitable. A little trick: shoes standing on the ground, hands naturally hang down, stand at attention posture and determination of the wrist skin perpendicular to the surface of the distance and the size of the distance that the elderly use the ideal length of cane.
crutch conventional size 90CM
90cm for 165-170CM old height using
85CM for 160-165CM height for the elderly to use
80CM for 155-160CM height for the elderly to use