Looking for a Better Cane Handle

I've started using a cane occasionally, mostly to deal with knee pain and general walking/ standing needs. It has been so useful in reducing my pains, but it's also rubbing my hand weird such that I sort of end up with a rug burn type thing on my palm. The cane handle is one of those more horizontal ones, with a little curve to shape around the hand. Any suggestions as to specific canes to look into with better handles or ways to fix my current one?

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Ash.G

1y ago

I sometimes use hiking sticks.

verasama

1y ago

Could be a silly question, but is the handle padded or hard? It could be a simple as perhaps you need more padding on the handle. Or perhaps it's the material itself that the handle is made out of, and it's creating friction with your skin. If you could find a fabric that is more gentle on your skin, or that prevents the rubbing, you could fashion a sort of cap for your cane out of that. Don't know if any of that's helpful, but I'll continue to see if I can think of anything, and I'll be sure to let you know if I do.

goblin49

1y ago

it doesn't have any padding, it's sort of like a softer plastic handle. But I'm definitely looking into just adding some padding myself!

Ava.Taylor

1y ago

I don’t know if this helps at all but neowalksticks has some amazing canes that you can customize, a little pricey but amazing!

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