Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
For balance and fatigue I often walk with a cane. I saw the hurry cane but I like my soft gel handled folding cane. I am constantly leaning the cane against myself or something else only to have it slide off and hit the floor. Some days I think my exercise is picking that thing up. Also, because of my balance issues I tend to use the cane off to the side to regain balance. The standards tips chip the rubber and have a tendency to slip.
Then I came across the Superior Cane Tip. For about $13.00 you can get this tip that you can add to any standard cane. It allows it to stand on its own and has a little base that you can step on and flip the cane back up. One additional feature is that it made to reduce slipping at an angle. It does add a couple of ounces of weight which kind of seems like a lot at first. I'm getting used to it though. It has been a week or so and the tip has not chipped or slipped.
This is not a promo. I get nothing from this company and am not associated in any way. It simply solved some of my problems so I thought I'd pass it on for others that use a cane.
Check out the video on the site. (I used Amazon for reliable ordering but the shipment came from these guys.)
http://www.superiorcanetip.com/
Kimber
Then I came across the Superior Cane Tip. For about $13.00 you can get this tip that you can add to any standard cane. It allows it to stand on its own and has a little base that you can step on and flip the cane back up. One additional feature is that it made to reduce slipping at an angle. It does add a couple of ounces of weight which kind of seems like a lot at first. I'm getting used to it though. It has been a week or so and the tip has not chipped or slipped.
This is not a promo. I get nothing from this company and am not associated in any way. It simply solved some of my problems so I thought I'd pass it on for others that use a cane.
Check out the video on the site. (I used Amazon for reliable ordering but the shipment came from these guys.)
http://www.superiorcanetip.com/
Kimber
Thanks so much for the "tip." I agree with all your troubles, you didn't mention the hiding the cane from yourself, because you forgot where you hung it!
I think I will add this to tips for daily living in our Links Group. With IVIG, I am not using my canes so much, but certainly will appreciate having the extra stability available.
b.
One day, after shopping at Walmart, eating at a restaurant, and doing some outdoor gardening(where my hoe was the cane), I couldn't find it. As I thought through the stops for the day, I decided I must have left it hanging on the shopping cart when I left Walmart. I didn't have my name on it.
Went back the next time to the service desk and ask if anyone had turned in a cane. The rep brought out a cart with a dozen canes of all types and said "do you see yours?" Several were identical to mine, so I picked one of them and thanked him. "We get a few more each week," he commented.
A week later I found my own cane hanging on the wall next to the garden tractor where I had put it, so I returned my "borrowed" cane to Walmart where there was an even larger collection then a week earlier! The Walmart guy said when they got too many, they gave them to the nearby recycle store that passed them out to those who needed one.
Mine has a silicone grip, couldn't manage without that because it doesn't fall over when resting it against something. I just wish they were easier to adjust the height, because I often adjust mine taller if I need to push myself forward with it and shorter if I just need a little stability.
I came across this other cane tip yesterday. I'm not quite sure how any of them would work, but they do look good. I think this one mimics a four pronged cane for extra stability. It's so hard to tell from pictures, and medical stores only seem to carry cheap basic stuff around here so I haven't seen any of these in person.
http://www.hugoanywhere.com/products/hugo-quadpod-ultra-stable-cane-tip/
Also have been wondering about this stair climbing cane. Again, can't tell what it would really be like to use it.
http://www.target.com/p/north-american-healthcare-black-stair-climbing-cane-7-5-x-33-37/-/A-13921144#prodSlot=medium_1_21
I've also seen tips for the ice.
Because I live in Florida I don't need ice tips and all that.
Our MG is different that the person that needs it because of their body declining with age. I try to go more so I beat up my cane more. I think we need to find those helpful little items that help us get through the day and share them.
Tip: Opening jars - buy large width rubber bands and keep them handy in the kitchen. For stubborn jars put one on the jar and one on the lid. Works better than just a rubber grip on the lid!
Kimber
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/canes/HA00064