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Walking aids (Indications (Patient (Medical condition (Muscle strength and…

- - - - pain
      - joint instability
      - motor control issues
        
        Progresses from mild to increased level of support
        
        stability and strength decline
    - - Progression from NWB to FWB
        
        Pain of OA
        
        Soft tissue injury management
        
        Post jt replacement
        
        Unstable knee or ankle
  - - - Reduce weight / load
        
        Endurance / confidence
        
        Impaired gait - Loss of independence
        
        Allowance of functionally independence and mobility
        
        meet standards of activity for older people
      - Relieve pain
        
        Pain associated with weight bearing
      - Provide stability
        
        balance and proprioception
        
        Motor patterns
  - - - Muscle strength and tone
      - Coordination
      - Sensation
      - Comprehension / communication
    - - assess patient
      - Fit aid
      - Instruction on use
      - Monitor
- - - - Approx normal gait pattern
      - requires some coordination and is used when no WB retrictions
      - used in bilateral weakness / enhance balance
    - - same as two point except one aid on opp side
        
        Cannot be used in WB restrictions
        
        Used in unilateral weakness/ mild balance deficits
        
        Aid lower limb move simultaneously
    - - Aids on both sides of the body
      - Max assistance with balance and stability
      - forward movement of one aid then contralateral limb
    - - required one aid on opposite side
        
        No use in WB restrictions
        
        Use in unilateral weakness and mild balance deficits
        
        Moves cane then affected leg then unaffected leg
    - - NWB
        
        WB through one limb
      - Requires good upper body strength, balance ad CV endurance
        
        move aid then impared limb advances
        
        Patient stays NWB when press down through arms on device
    - - used when one limb FWB and other PWB
        
        similar to Three point
        
        afected leg is allowed to partial WB
  - - - With area of the aid
    - - smaller base
        
        Less stable
      - Position Aid on unaffected side
        
        Bigger base of support
  - - - Good leg to heaven
      - Bad leg to hell
- - - - increased base of support
      - Enhanced lateral stability
    - - strengthen upper limbs
      - Sitting balance