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Walking sticks in "tottery" in old age

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Oreo Tue 25-Feb-25 16:54:39

Sounds like you do need one to help with balance, but it needn’t be a fuddy duddy wooden one.Look online at hiking sticks there’s a good variety in funky colours.

ExDancer Tue 25-Feb-25 16:52:39

I'm 86. I find I'm losing my balance when walking and sometimes stagger a bit, as though I'm drunk, although I don't actually fall.
My husband suggests I try using a walking stick, but the lady who runs the Chair-Based exercise class I attend says NOT, as I'll become dependant on it and lose muscle tone.
Has anyone found them helpful?