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How to Use The Aligned as Designed® Cane™
The First Cane Developed to Improve Posture, Balance and Stability
The Aligned as Designed Cane is designed to maintain the body’s upright posture, core strength and natural alignment throughout the gait cycle. When using the Aligned As Designed Cane the arm, hand and wrist stay close to the body. The angled shaft and offset handle and ridged foot allows the cane foot and the user's feet to distribute the body’s weight and strike the ground from heel to toe. When the feet continually strike the ground from heel to toe upright posture and core strength are regained and maintained to give you better posture, support and stability with every step.
Step-by-step Instructions
- Place the cane foot next to your dominant or uninjured leg or foot.
- Adjust the cane height two to three inches above your wrist while the cane foot and the cane shaft are next to the outside of your foot and leg (where it’s comfortable for you, but higher than a normal cane’s adjustment height). The cane’s angled shaft allows you to keep the cane closer to your body than a traditional straight shaft cane that extends your arm away from your body and uses the cane handle not the cane foot to maintain balance.
- Hold the cane by the handle and place your elbow, arm and hand close to your side with your arm relaxed and your underarm touching your side. Your elbow should be slightly bent, and your shoulders should stay relaxed when walking.
- Move the cane foot and your non-dominant or injured foot forward. The back of the cane’s foot and the back of your foot should strike the ground together from heel to toe. Then use the cane foot – not the handle – to roll over to the front of the foot.
- When the heel of your non-dominant or injured foot comes off the ground so should the heel of the cane’s foot. Allow your toes to bend and the front of the cane’s foot to support your leg as your dominant or uninjured foot /leg moves forward. The weight of your body should be distributed evenly between the cane and your two feet when walking and when going up or down a flight of stairs.
- Keep your head over your body and your line of sight in the direction of movement when walking and not down at the ground or facing the person you’re walking with.
- If you need to look down at your toes or the person you’re walking with for any reason, stop walking.
Walking up or down a flight of stairs
When walking up or down a flight of stairs keep your line of sight on the stairs.
When walking up or down a flight of stairs keep your line of sight on the stairs. Use the cane’s foot the same way you use your dominant or uninjured foot.
If you’re using two canes always use the right sided cane with the left foot and the left sided cane with the right foot. Make sure that your feet and the cane's foot strike the ground from heel to toe.
When the feet continually strike the ground from heel to toe and the head stays positioned over the body, core strength and upright posture are maintained or regained.
The Aligned As Designed Cane restores your body’s motion to the way it was meant to be, truly creating ability from disability.
