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2. Walking stick - Wikipedia

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   A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. Some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become ...

3. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   Quad cane: has four ferrules at the base, enabling them to stand freely, and offering a more firm base for standing. Tripod cane: opens in a tripod fashion. Often available with an attached seat. Adjustable cane: features two or more shaft pieces for a telescoping effect that allows the user to lengthen or shorten their walking cane to fit to ...

4. Category:Walking sticks - Wikipedia

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   Articles relating to walking sticks, devices used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture, but some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become collector's items.

5. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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   A walker cane hybrid [8] was introduced in 2012 designed to bridge the gap between an assistive cane and a walker. The hybrid has two legs which provide lateral (side-to-side) support which a cane does not. It can be used with two hands in front of the user, similar to a walker, and provides an increased level of support compared with a cane.

6. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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   A mobility aid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility. [1]These aids range from walking aids, which assist those with limited walking capabilities, to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, which are used for severe disabilities or longer distances that would typically be covered on foot.

7. Shooting stick - Wikipedia

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   A shooting stick is a combined walking stick and folding chair. [1] It is generally used as a short-term seat at outdoor events. A traditional British shooting stick is a wooden or metal shaft terminating at the base in a plate foot, with a bifurcated handle at top that folds out to form a simple seat. The seat may be a narrow saddle of leather ...