[17strings]

...The cane goes on the side opposite of the injury....

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Okay, you guys, I just got out my old cane to try this, and I can’t see how the above makes the best sense physically when I actually start walking. The mechanics are clumsier and more labored. Having the cane and the injured leg farther away from one another makes balance more precarious, and progress more gingerly and cautious. Holding the cane on the same side, I can move the healthy leg forward, then the injured leg and cane combo forward, etc. - having a rhythm and speed much like a normal gait, rather than a series of slow and hesitant steps.

So I’d do it the same way I did again, in a heartbeat! Let’s just say I’m glad that nobody told me I was ‘doing it wrong’ after I had my injury, or I wouldn’t have been as coordinated or gotten around nearly as quickly and painlessly as I did... To each his/her own, I guess!

[little jeremiah]

I read some stuff about China making heavy moves re: Afghanistant and now here are more details about why.

Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Are a Lost Opportunity and a Threat

Afghanistan isn’t going to the Taliban, it’s going to China. Just watch. https://t.co/GFXJw2Dmu2 pic.twitter.com/W0Qntzscmm— Rosie memos (@almostjingo) August 14, 2021

[Tennessee Conservative]

I would do it however works best for you. When I’m walking on level ground but using the cane I hold it in my left hand since my injury is my right foot/ankle. It balances me. If I’m walking on a slope where my hurt foot is downhill I hold the cane on that side to keep me from rolling that foot down the hill.

Don’t worry about rules. Do what keeps you from getting hurt.