Step 2 - Ask another person to help and hold your walking stick upside down, with the top of the handle touching the floor.
Step 1 - Stand upright as before, arms relaxed by your side, in your usual footwear. If you have a walking stick already and you would like to know the ideal height to adjust it to, follow the following procedure: Step 3 - This will be the ideal height for your walking stick. Step 2 - Enlist the help of another person to measure the distance from your wrist bone to the floor. Step 1 - Stand upright, let your arms relax by your side slightly bent (not locked) while wearing the shoes you would generally use.
It is recommended by physiotherapists that the best way to measure yourself for a walking stick is as follows: It is a relative measurement that is determined by the distance between your hand and the floor - therefore you can see that this will be a very individual measurement for each person. To measure yourself for a walking stick, the first thing to say is that the length is not directly related to your height. One of the more frequently asked questions that we get at the Stick and Cane Shop is ' how do I know what length of walking stick I should buy?' Well, fear not, this is quite a simple measurement to make and we will show you how in this week's blog.
