Walking Stick/Cane: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Walking Stick/Cane?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Balance problems	1,143	811
This item is relevant to you: Improve mobility	503	388
This item is relevant to you: Stiffness/spasticity	450	497
This item is relevant to you: Walking problems	195	59
This item is relevant to you: Fatigue	101	26

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Pain in shoulder(s)	15
Back pain	9
Social anxiety	7
Falls	5
Pain	5
Joint pain in hands	4

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	6
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	33
This item is relevant to you: Mild	91
This item is relevant to you: None	1,147

Member evaluations

Soli Deo Gloria

evaluated on Oct 15, 2014

Perceived effectiveness for balance problems: Major
Side effects: None

msims1963

evaluated on Aug 04, 2016

Perceived effectiveness for better balance: Major
Side effects: None

MSMomx4

evaluated on Nov 30, 2016

Perceived effectiveness for balance problems: Major
Side effects: None

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