How to Walk Correctly With a Quad Cane (Sizing, Use, and Stairs)

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    www.PhysicalTherapy101.net - This video demonstrates how to correctly walk, size, and perform stairs with a quad cane. The quad cane is used to provided a greater base of support versus the traditional single point cane.
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  • @PG-wz7by
    @PG-wz7by ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best instructional video on cane use I've found. Thank you.

  • @et4822
    @et4822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very clear instructions! Good video!

  • @martymarino4852
    @martymarino4852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very informative and well done. Thanks for the clarification and education. Well done indeed!

  • @sueshaloum2569
    @sueshaloum2569 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, all very clear and easy to remember.

  • @sheryljones9848
    @sheryljones9848 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this. It was very helpful

  • @2010Sanctuary
    @2010Sanctuary ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video. Thank you!

  • @justinelisayana7156
    @justinelisayana7156 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you very much!

  • @santoshkumarthakur5493
    @santoshkumarthakur5493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice. Video , clearly understood Thank you

  • @theresaparba6852
    @theresaparba6852 ปีที่แล้ว

    very informative

  • @booper343
    @booper343 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @bibiaali9837
    @bibiaali9837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir thank you for this advice very informative,would like to ask how long after a total knee replacement can one do this thank you very much

  • @magalydequesada6886
    @magalydequesada6886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muchas gracias

  • @umagurusamy8123
    @umagurusamy8123 ปีที่แล้ว

    great!

  • @choovivian5475
    @choovivian5475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good. Very useful

  • @christymallesky8670
    @christymallesky8670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How come I am using my 4 prong cane, and two tips are up .he looks so relaxed

  • @maaruugonzalez8322
    @maaruugonzalez8322 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful video. Can you please teach us how to stand up from a chair using a cane?

  • @libralabra
    @libralabra 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After how many months of tibiea fracture I can walk with both legs as normal walk with cane

  • @libbys8520
    @libbys8520 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much. I'd been using my cane wrong!

  • @5410082
    @5410082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi. I just finished watching your video. I am in severe pain on the outer thigh of my right leg. I had an mri of my spine and hip 6 months ago showing BULGING DISKS WITH FOCAL PROTRUSIONS AND STENOSIS. Since then I had 6 weeks of PT and while it helped a little it didn’t end the pain even continuing the exercises. But in the last month the pain has increased substantially so that I can no longer put weight on my leg. I had been using my mom’s old rollater but then bought a four pronged cane which is easier to take in the car. But nothing seems to help. The pain is intense as soon as I put pressure on it. Will using a cane or rollator eventually help lessen the pain? Or what should I do? Thanks for any advice.

    • @odarb
      @odarb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in a similar situation. Disc bulge in l5s1 hope you're doing better.

  • @demee62
    @demee62 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you do if both knees are bad?

  • @reneeyott6707
    @reneeyott6707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I broke my cane so my husband bought a quad cane for me. So now I'm here...

    • @22lyric
      @22lyric 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're so cheap I have several in my home. Had no idea how helpful they were

  • @doiriemarbarba1932
    @doiriemarbarba1932 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    in this video which part is defected by stroke . Left or Right?

    • @reahallu
      @reahallu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the side opposite the cane

  • @gr8fulsoul
    @gr8fulsoul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @Physical Therapy 101 - None of the YT vids I've watched on this topic so far will explain the reason for using the cane on the opposite side from the bad leg. Why is that? You don't know how to take the info you learned from your training about it & break it down to a simple way of explaining to someone w/o your training? I have a knee that buckles on me due to being bone-on-bone from osteoarthritis. If it buckles on me when the cane is moving with it, that means my good leg is behind me and can't help should the bad leg buckle. If the leg goes on me, then I will fall toward the direction where the leg buckled, right? The cane won't help to keep me up.

    • @CrabJelly5225
      @CrabJelly5225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my very none professional opinion, I think maybe a walker would be better for you? You could hold yourself up and severely reduce fall risk by using one.

    • @alex8480
      @alex8480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Physical therapist here. First of all, you're being harsh on this channel as this wasn't an explanation video, but a demonstration of proper usage. They weren't attempting and failing to explain it in the video; they were just saying what you should do. If you have questions like this, you should always go to your medical professional (assuming you're seeing one).
      Despite that, I understand you're frustrated so let me help clear things up. The reason that you want the cane on the opposite leg is to evenly distribute weight while also taking off pressure from that side (your "bad knee"). Your example doesn't really make sense, as whichever side the cane is on, it will be moving with the cane. If you moved your "good knee" forward with the cane, then there would be a short period of time where you're balancing on your "bad knee" (this is the stance phase of gait).
      Whatever the case is, the other commenter is correct in that you might need a more supportive assistive device. I would either talk with your primary care physician or your physical therapist about practicing with a higher level assistive device like a four-wheel walker. You could even buy one yourself and see if that works better, but I bet it will due to your knee buckling during weight-bearing.

    • @suelovescats
      @suelovescats 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering the same thing . My knees have no cartilage but just the left gives problems. Have you had sinvisk ( I may have spelled this wrong) shots in the knee ? It helped me a LOT and usually lasts a loooong time . I also have a compression fracture in my lower back that affects the right leg , terrible shooting pan all the way down to foot . It seems like I would use the quad cane on that side . My husband just got the cane for me so maybe I just need to get used to it.. I would rather have a rollater.though as they have seat where I can sit …

    • @CrabJelly5225
      @CrabJelly5225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@suelovescats you should talk to your doctor about it! Maybe see if they can write you an order for a rollator? I don’t use my cane like they do in this video because I find it more beneficial on my worse side.

  • @mrstevek118
    @mrstevek118 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What about when taking big steps. I’m going to be taking bigger steps tan the video

  • @adventurousexploits3684
    @adventurousexploits3684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If one of your arms is injured that could be a bit of an issue

  • @AhmadSaleh-co1oy
    @AhmadSaleh-co1oy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته انا من الاردن الزرقاء عمري ٥٥ عام عندي جلطه دماغيه عمرها ثلاث سنوات ممكن استفيد من علاجك اذا تكرمت ردلي مع العلم ان وضعي مثل الفيديو وضعي المادي صعب ولله الحمد اذاممكن تكرموا بمساعدتي ولكم الاجر والثواب من الله عز وجل

  • @smokeyization
    @smokeyization 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The problem is that our stairs has a lip on each step.

  • @shridharshirur4686
    @shridharshirur4686 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I guess for left leg injury quad should b on left

  • @jackiebong
    @jackiebong 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam classical music

  • @maikki2138
    @maikki2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    walk with the stick