How To Walk With A Cane the RIGHT Way

Canes are used to:
1.) help with balance

2.) widen your base of support

3.) reduce weight bearing on a leg


Here is how to walk on a flat surface with a cane:


1) Hold the cane in the hand on your unaffected side so that it provides support to the opposite lower limb

2) Move the cane forward simultaneously with the opposite affected lower limb

3) Lean your weight on the arm holding the cane as needed

4) Always have the unaffected leg assume the first full weight-bearing step on level surfaces