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Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain
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John - You’ve mentioned trekking poles before but I haven’t prioritized exploring. You bring up an excellent point about posture. I HATE seeing myself in store windows passing by with my walker, or cane. It’s actually more work and discomfort on arms and upper back using walker and cane as well. I need to try the poles. I can just envision, if able to use, that a higher up grip on trekking poles vs the low ones of canes and walkers would allow me to walk with head and back straight & upright instead of curved. I find myself having to stand upright and stretch my lower back so much anyway. Do you find that trekking poles help your lower back? Thanks, Deb
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Hi Debbie, The trekking poles do help a lot with the upright posture when walking and I can actually walk easier with them because it supports my back. The trekking pole I bought were fairly inexpensive - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WTUVBMA/.
I had a friend in his late 80s that passed away a couple of years ago that used a walking stick for the same purpose and it might be an option instead of a cane since you can hold it higher up. Come to think about it, you could probably just use one of the trekking poles by itself to see how it works instead of a cane.