Talk the walk: The importance of teaching patients how to use their walking stick effectively and safely

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-154

  Sheehan, Nicholas J ^a,b   Millicheap, Pat ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EDITH CAVELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Mobility aids; Walking stick

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; WALKING AID; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; CANES; COHORT STUDIES; DEPENDENT AMBULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 57149131987     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.122     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Van der Esch M, Heijmans M, Dekker J (2003). Factors contributing to possession and use of walking aids among persons with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism 49(6): 838-42.