Choose Walking Cane Like You Would a Shoe

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 10, 1993 ;     382 words ......don't base your decision on looks alone. A distinctive cane may add flair to your appearance, but there are more important...consider: Select the right style. If you plan to use your cane daily, the traditional "candy cane" style (with curved handle) probably isn't your best choice, especially if you ...

No plain cane for decorator; Dubuque woman keeps her walking aid in...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  November 7, 2005 ;     533 words ......Doctors and other medical staff take a special interest in the cane, Denman said, and her dog, Austin, even tried to retrieve it, thinking it was a toy. The cane draws attention wherever Simpson goes, from the shopping...grandchild, Ryan Denman, told her that she should start a cane-decorating business ...

Materials Testing in Long Cane Design: Sensitivity, Flexibility, and...

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......found that the less flexible a cane shaft is, the better it transmits...and that shafts with less weight transmit energy at higher...flexibility and decreased weight in a cane appears to optimize the cane...point of contact with the cane grip. Surface characteristics...location and ...

Knowledge of and Preferences for Long Cane Components: A Qualitative and...

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......are important factors when choosing a cane. Since the 1990s, there has been an expansion...means that it is possible to construct a cane that is matched to the preferences of...the most desirable characteristics of a cane are the ability to conduct tactile information...electrical energy; a good ...

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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      133 words ......but is partially disabled. A cane should be of appropriate length...injured leg to walk with the cane held on the side of the healthy...person may rest his or her weight on the cane and the injured leg while moving...To take the next step, the weight is placed on the healthy leg while the ...

Mobility devices can help you remain independent: finding the right cane,...

Focus on Healthy Aging;  April 1, 2007 ;     496 words ......TYPES BENEFITS WHAT TO LOOK FOR CANE Offset Quad To provide you A strong, $15-$30 cane for cane for with additional lightweight...stability stability support if you cane with a have a minor rubber...easier more serious wheels will weight maneu- balance and give you...for better for around ...

Which Cane is for Me?

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  July 15, 2004 ;     650 words ......are right or left handed. The cane and the affected leg should...simultaneously while bearing weight on the stronger leg. Then, leaning on the cane to reduce with on the involved...to break the movement of the cane and the weak limb into two steps. Move the cane forward first, followed by ...

Tough sugar cane surrenders to tougher hydraulic harvester

Hydraulics & Pneumatics;  March 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......crop is plowed under, the ground re-cultivated, and new cane planted. In many parts of the world, the harvest still is a manual operation. Sugar cane is one of the most difficult crops to harvest mechanically...the plants, varying crop density, the number of different cane varieties, and irregularities ...

Bring back the cane Homes & Property

Evening Standard - London;  May 17, 2000 ;     559 words ...CANE has come in from the conservatory...upwards at first, the plant's weight bends the stem down and it grows...are so tough and prickly. The Cane Store (020 7354 4210) is a fascinating...London which sells all types of cane, rattan, seagrass, and raffia...recommended are its panels of woven ...

CANE POLES.(SPORTS)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  May 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ......catching bluegills in such circumstances. Obtaining a suitable cane pole (or several of them) for fishing purposes is easily accomplished. Simply keep an eye out for a patch of cane, which when planted can soon run amuck in a manner reminiscent...most anywhere in this part of the world. This is our native ...

CANE, CRUTCH MORE `MACHO' THAN A WALKER.(Lifestyle)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  October 17, 2000 ;     639 words ......sink. You can just park a walker in front of you. With a cane or crutches, you have to lean them against something, risking...I asked. ``Are men more reluctant than women to use a cane or walker?'' ``Women can be pretty stubborn,'' Schmidt replied. ``I think it is an age thing. Women seem to think using a ...

Cane for blind may light way to top Teen inventor one of 300 competing at...

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 2002 ;     385 words ......path. Converting light into sound, the cane produces tones at three pitches--high...I could do to help." He introduced his cane at the fair two years ago. Last year an...cell phone--smaller and smaller with less weight," he said. His first cane weighed 600 grams, the second 475 grams...weighs ...

Albion waiting on cane injury

Plymouth Evening Herald, The;  March 21, 2008 ;     411 words ......late fitness test to scrum-half Nigel Cane ahead of tomorrow's National Division...We just have to see how he goes." If Cane, who scored his first try of the season...powerful runner, who punches above his weight." Ritchie, meanwhile, has only made one...looks comfortable at this level." But if ...

A revolution in sugar cane

The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report;  November 26, 1996 ;     700+ words ......two-thirds the cost of the combine harvester. Lodged or tangled cane plagues all sugar farmers, many of whom have spent years...combine harvester, they will be able to plant and reap heavier cane yielding much higher tonnage. According to Giardina, Louisiana has historically harvested about 27 tons of sugar ...

OLD BUT RELIABLE; CANE POLES ARE STILL EFFECTIVE FISHING TOOLS.(SPORTS)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ......will have been planted. An import from the Orient, this cane reaches 20 to 25 feet in length when fully mature. Alternatively...shorter but perfectly serviceable pole cut from the native cane found along creeks and in river bottoms. Sometimes called switch cane, this normally does not reach lengths of ...