u/emiliehbar

cane recommendations

So I think it’s finally time, I’m starting to have a hard time getting around bc of some chronic back and hip pain. I’ve never used mobility aids and am a bit intimidated by all the different kinds of canes there are out there so I wanted to hop on here and see if anyone has any recommendations. If any of yall have specific canes that work well for you or that you really like I’d really really appreciate any suggestions, even drop some links if you’ve got them.

I’m also really nervous about getting my first mobility aid so if anyone also has any advice on that front that would also be really awesome. As of now I’m just planning to use a cane to help me get around at home, I’m definitely not ready to use one in public yet. My pain is also typically worse right when I get up in the morning and at the end of the day so I don’t foresee needing it at work/at stores or anything, at least not yet, but if anybody has any tips on getting more comfortable/confident using mobility aids in public that would be really helpful for if/when I get to that point.

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u/emiliehbar — 1 day ago

I have this happen fairly frequently and I feel like it’s an experiment pretty unique to hypermobile folks. I needed to pop my back so I grabbed the side of my chair to twist and dislocated my wrist instead 🤡 hoping someone else can relate to trying to put one joint back together and accidentally subluxing/dislocating a different one in the process 🥴😂

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u/emiliehbar — 2 months ago