walking stick/cane?

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Sometimes my ankle arthritis causes pain on the outer side of my ankle making it difficult to manage stairs and long distance, so I decided to buy a stick for those bad days. While looking for something stable and adjustable but doesn't look too much like a cane, a friend suggests me to use aluminum alloy trekking poles and gives me one of his pair of collapsible trekking poles got from Timberbrother at low price. Perfect for my body weight, easy to adjust and great grip. It looks sporty and this really matters a lot to me.

Does anyone also use trekking poles instead of walking stick/cane?
 

I have had a lot of experience with hiking poles and a little experience with a cane and crutches. I hiked and backpacked thousands of miles with a pair of hiking poles so they are almost second nature to me. When I recently tweaked my knee I got out the hiking poles, then tried some crutches, but soon got a cane to use until my knee got better. There are tradeoffs with all of those and the cane was more practical for me with the activities I was doing. I live in a three story town house and found negotiating those stairs with a cane was best for me. Of course I limited my activities quite a bit and that impacted the decision. A cane is a easier to toss in the car and get out of the car with too. It is also more practical to deal with with shopping carts and opening doors, etc around the city. I think a lot of it is how much weight/pressure you are trying to take off of your landing when your foot hits the ground and what activities you are doing. I will say this though, I think the cane puts a lot of stress on your shoulder.
 
I'm researching trekking poles to get for snowshoeing this winter, and I figured over time they'd also come in handy for hiking to help protect my knees.
 

I talked to a friend over the summer. Older but the same joint pain. The problem with poles and canes is it changes your gait. The longer you can put off assistance possibly the better. I might welcome a cane some nights. Do I want one all the time? No, a wonky ankle but I'm only 54. It sorts itself out in minutes.
 
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