FAQs
How does the 3rd Foot Cane compare to single point, 3 Tip, & Quad Canes?
The 3rd Foot Cane is designed and Patented to maintain balance, stability and upright posture and your body's natural alignment from the back of the cane foot to the front of the cane foot like a foot when walking.
Traditional canes with a tip or tips or prongs are not designed or proportioned to maintain balance and upright posture when one foot comes off the ground and swings forward when walking. In order to maintain balance your arm extends away from your body and your head and body weight shift forward and to the side. The longer you use them the more bent over you become because your body is continually misaligned and positioned in ways it was never designed for to maintain upright posture or the natural alignment of your spine.
Read the customer reviews below and in the Review Section and watch the Customer Videos throughout the website to see the difference between The 3rd Foot Cane and other canes.
Does The Way you Adjust and Use The 3rd Foot Cane Matter
The 3rd Foot Cane needs to be adjusted to leg height not wrist height like a traditional cane. You should be standing up straight with your weight evenly distributed between the cane foot and your feet when the cane is adjusted high enough. The cane and cane foot are used on the outside of your leg with your arm next to your side helping to maintain your upright posture and your body's natural alignment. Watch the Customer and How To Videos on the website to see the difference for yourself.
Traditional canes move in front of your body and use the cane handle to maintain balance because the cane foot tip or tips are not designed or proportioned to move and maintain balance or your body's natural alignment like a foot. The longer you use them the more bent over you become because you're forcing your body to be misaligned and moved in ways it was never designed for.
Can The 3rd Foot Cane Be Used When Walking Indoors And Outdoors
The 3rd Foot Cane is used indoors and outdoors by people of all ages. Watch the customer videos on the Homepage of people using The 3rd Foot Cane indoors and outdoors.
Read the customer reviews below.
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023
Nothing to hesitate about, you will not be disappointed, worth every penny. Elated walker in CT
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Is The 3rd Foot Cane Good For Seniors
The 3rd Foot Cane is a favorite among Seniors. Because the cane foot moves, pivots and maintains balance, stability, and upright posture from the back of the cane foot to the front of the cane foot like a foot it allows Seniors to walk upright, move better, get stronger and walk longer. Read the Customer Reviews. Watch the customer videos.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
How Do I Know If I Need 1 Cane Or 2
If you're not sure if you need 1 cane or 2 canes, put the cane in one hand and your other hand on the other side of your body on the wall and walk. If you feel more stable with the added support on both sides of your body you need 2 canes.
Some people use 1 cane in the house and prefer to use 2 canes when walking outside because it gives them added stability, support, and independence that allows them to move better and walk longer when outside the house.
Watch the first Customer Videos on the Home Page
Do You Sell Replacement Feet For The Cane
The cane foot of The 3rd Foot Cane is not a little inexpensive tip or 3 or 4 tips that can be pulled off and replaced. The Cane foot of the 3rd Foot Cane is integrated into the lower part of the cane. It can not be pulled off and replaced. The average life of the cane foot is one to two and a half years depending on the user, how much they weigh. If they use it at the beach in the sand or outdoors where they salt the roads in the winter. Wash the cane foot off with warm soap and water to remove any sand or salt and preserve the life of the cane foot. Do not use hand sanitizer or alcohol on the cane handle or foot.
What Is The Return Policy
We offer a 30 Day Full Refund including paid return shipping for all orders inside the Continental United States. Canes that are returned damaged will not receive a refund. Return Shipping on International Orders and any Duty or Import Taxes on orders outside the Continental United States are the responsibility of the Customer. There is never a restocking Fee on this website or on Amazon.
Will The 3rd Foot Cane Work For Everyone?
The 3rd Foot Cane is designed, Patented to be used by people of all ages and a variety of conditions that affect balance and mobility.
Medical professionals recommended a walker for people with Dementia and for people who are unable to pick up their feet and shuffle when they walk. Dementia affects the body's ability to remember how to coordinate and balance movement.
A cane is not recommended if someone has severe kyphosis and the top of their spine and shoulders are curved forward and downward in front of the rest of their body .
There are 4 types of vertigo. Most if not all physicians recommend using a walker and not a quad cane or any cane if someone has central vertigo which results in severe instability when sitting, walking and even standing.
Many people with peripheral vertigo use two 3rd Foot Canes to maximize their stability and increase balance when walking, turning, sitting and standing. Read the reviews from people with vestibular, drop foot and other conditions that affect balance.
Read the customer reviews under the Review Section from people with conditions like ataxia, MS, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's, EDS, SB, DISH, vestibular, stroke recovery and other conditions that affect mobility. As well as by people rehabbing from surgery and injuries that affect gait, alignment and mobility.
Do I Use the Cane On The Outside Of My Leg Or In Front Of My Body Like A Traditional Cane
The 3rd Foot Cane and cane foot should be moving on the outside of your leg with your arm next to your side like in the How To videos Read the customer comments below and watch the customer videos on the website and in the Customer Review Section on the website.
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The 3rd Foot Cane needs to be adjusted to leg height or slightly higher. When the cane is adjusted high enough your weight should be evenly distributed between the cane foot and your feet when walking, backing up and turning. Watch the How To Videos on the Home Page. Contact Customer Support at 310-800-0110 if you need help adjusting and using the cane.
Will The 3rd foot Cane work For Someone With CRPS
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome typically affects an arm or leg and can result in pain throughout the body. The 3rd Foot Cane foot maintains balance and upright posture keeping weight off the wrist and shoulder. Unlike traditional canes that extended the arm and the cane in front of the body the 3rd Foot Cane and cane foot move on the outside of the leg supporting an upright walking gait that supports the body's natural alignment.The cane foot is proportioned to move and maintain balance like a foot taking weight off the hip, knee and ankle joints and distributing it between the cane foot and the user's feet
Customer Comment
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
Can I use two canes outside the house and one inside
Absolutely! Many people use 1 cane at home and 2 canes for daily walks for the extra stability and to help them move better and walk longer.
Others use 2 to do standing stretches and core strengthening exercises like on our Instagram videos. If you have any questions before or after you purchase the cane send Linda an email or call customer support at 310-800-0110.
Does the 3rd Foot Cane Work For People with Muscular Dystrophy
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Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2022
Does the cane foot stand up by itself
The cane foot does not stand the cane up by itself like a cane foot with tips that you extend away from your body and lean on to maintain balance putting stress on your spine and weight bearing joints.
You can stand the cane up against a wall using the back of the cane handle, or use the edge of a cabinet, a towel rack as well as on the back of most chairs using the cane strap looped over the cane handle. You can use the handles of 2 canes to stand the canes up by themselves. The cane foot was designed to let you stand up straight with balance and stability with your arm close to your side and your head centered between your shoulders without leaning on a cane handle.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
Can the 3rd Foot Cane help with Plantar Fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis makes walking painful because the fascia that runs from the heel to the toes becomes inflamed. The 3rd Foot Cane is the only cane foot that maintains contact with the ground from heel to toe the way the human foot does redistributing some of the body's weight over the entire cane foot making walking easier and helping the foot to reestablish proper foot mechanics. Proper foot mechanics allows the foot to strike the ground from heel to toe and keeps the fascia from contracting and becoming painful.
Customer Comments
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2022
Can You Use The 3rd Foot Cane After Surgery Or An Injury
Absolutely! The 3rd Foot Cane foot moves and maintains balance like a foot. It acts like a third foot (or fourth foot when using two) taking weight off the hip, knee, and ankle joints and evenly transmitting some of the weight between the cane foot/feet and the users feet stabilizing the body and helping redevelop a balanced, stable, upright step, stride and heel to toe walking gait.
Customer Comments
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022
Went to the local medical supply place and all they had was more of the same. So, I searched on Amazon for an alternative. Lots of cane designs, although none dramatically different other than the design of the ‘foot’. Then I came upon this gem. Yikes! $80??? OK, so there must be something about this one that justifies it to be at least 3x the cost of any of the others.
I read the description and watched the videos. Then, I read the concept behind it and the inventor’s story on the alignedasdesigned.com website. Amazing! She designed this device after a serious car accident that took eight years of recovery. The doctors said she’s never walk properly again nor be able to engage in martial arts, where she was a Black Belt. Helluva story, definitely read it.
So, I popped for the $80. Honestly, in the big scheme of what the surgery cost and everything associated with it, $80 didn’t even move the needle off of Zero.
The cane arrived in about a week. It took a day for me to become proficient with using the device. After that, totally natural. This cane afforded me freedom of movement in the house, up and down stairs, into and out of my truck. It is a gamechanger!!
I used the cane for about a month and now I am mostly getting along without it. Seriously, don’t waste your money on a typical cane or one of the other goofball canes with a weird foot. This is the only one to get.
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
Thank you. You have made my life so much better.
Just yesterday I received a 3rd Foot Cane.
My wife, who for years criticized me for walking facedown, noticed immediately (as I did) that the 3rd Foot Cane corrected my habitual poor posture and I have been practicing using the cane in the house. I feel three inches taller and I discover that I am taking deeper breaths. I love this thing.
Why is the foot of the cane larger in the front and smaller in the back?
The 3rd Foot Cane foot is proportioned like a human foot to help maintain the body's balance, upright posture and a heel to toe walking gait.
Is The 3rd Foot Cane Patented?
The 3rd Foot Cane, cane foot, and crutch foot are Patented in the United States, Canada and China.
Is there a warranty?
We stand behind our products 100%. The 3rd Foot Cane and Crutch have Limited Lifetime Warranty. Find out more information about warranties on our Lifetime Warranty page.
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