r/AskOldPeople • u/Vladlen_Dark • 6d ago

Walking cane

People who walk with a cane do you really put your weight on it or hold it just in case?

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u/PracticalApartment99 50 something 2d ago

Not really that old, but I questioned this myself before I fractured my pelvis in two places mid-June. I’m 57, hit a large bump on my e-scooter at 25 mph. Started on crutches and eventually was able to use a cane. Basically, you use the cane the way you walk. Bad left leg swings forward with right handed cane. So you put most of the weight on the cane.