Posture cane
A posture cane (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. [1]
The Beginning
changeA walking staff became a necessary item for any European gentleman's wardrobe in the 17th or 18th century.[2][3]
Uses
changeWhen using a walking support, it is generally advised that the stick's length be such that, when standing with arms hanging and wearing the appropriate footwear, the top of the handle reaches the wrist joint.[4]
Both Western and Eastern Christian churches utilize a variety of office staffs that are developed from walking sticks or staffs.[5][6]
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Types
changeSticks are rated according to the weight they can bear; this is not just a matter of the weight of the user but depends upon whether the stick is used for light balance and support, or with a great deal of weight placed on the stick. Canes made of carbon fiber or aluminum are stronger than those of the same weight and made of other materials such as hardwood.[7]
- Ashplant
a British or Irish walking stick made from the ash tree. In the Royal Tank Regiment, officers carry an ashplant walking stick in reference to World War I when they were used to test the ground's firmness and suitability for tanks.[8]
- Blackthorn
An Irish walking stick, or shillelagh, usable as a weapon, made from the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
- Campbell posture cane
Ronald Bruce Campbell defines Posture Cane that utilizes Campbell Handle Technology; a Biomechanical Functionality.[9]
- Kebbie
A rough Scottish walking stick, similar to an Irish shillelagh, with a hooked head.
- Whangee
Charles Sumner of Massachusetts chastised Andrew Butler of South Carolina and Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois for the Kansas–Nebraska Act in the U.S. Congress in 1856. After learning of it, Andrew Butler's relative Preston Brooks believed Sumner's actions warranted revenge and struck him senselessly on the Senate floor with a gutta-percha walking cane.[10]
References
change- ↑ "Antique Walking Sticks 1958". British Pathé. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
A walking sticks expert (rabologist) is cataloguing great collection of walking sticks.
- ↑ Richardson, E.P. (October 1943). "Walking Sticks of the 18th Century" (PDF). Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts of the City of Detroit, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 6-8. The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Detroit Institute of Arts. JSTOR 41501004. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Benjamin Franklin's Walking Stick". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. 1789. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Buying the best walking stick - What height walking stick do I need?". Which?. 24 May 2024.
- ↑ Norris, Herbert (January 2002). Church Vestments: Their Origin and Development. Courier Corporation. p. 116. ISBN 9780486422565. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "Section 13.04 Ecclesiastical style of dress". Governance and Canon. Inclusive Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
[A Bishop] may carry a walking stick ...
- ↑ "Walking Cane Weight Restrictions". Classy Walking Canes. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ Fletcher, David (1984). Landships: British Tanks in the First World War. HMSO. p. 25. ISBN 0-11-290409-2.
- ↑ Cloninger, Janet (2018-09-23). "Walk more upright with the Campbell Posture Cane - The Gadgeteer". Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ↑ The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner Archived 2019-10-30 at the Wayback Machine at United States Senate history page.