Hand stick (rehabilitation)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photo-request.svg
 Image wanted 

A hand stick as an aid in medical rehabilitation is a walking aid that can be used in indoor and outdoor areas when there is an indication of a "slight walking disability without the need to relieve skeletal sections in the case of illnesses or the consequences of injuries with disorders of the musculoskeletal system and simultaneous coordination / balance disorders" Outside area / road traffic " can be prescribed by a doctor . Walking disability in this sense describes a congenital or acquired form or function defect of the musculoskeletal system, which can be both a permanent and a temporary disability (e.g. after a broken bone or other accident).

Definition of terms

While a hand stick is prescribed in the case of a “slight walking disability without the need to relieve skeletal sections” , this is done for a walking stick when a “walking disability with the temporary need to relieve a skeletal section” or a “walking disability due to restrictions on the active or passive” is indicated Musculoskeletal system and / or coordination difficulties in the running phase [...] and / or the need to walk with two sticks ” .

description

In the aids directory of the statutory health insurance (GKV) the hand stick is listed as an aid in medical rehabilitation in the product group "10 - walking aids" for the application location "50 - indoor and outdoor areas / road traffic" in the product subgroup "01 - hand / walking sticks" defined as product type "0000-0999". Described in the list of aids is a hand stick as "made of solid wood ", "equipped with a somewhat flexible, non-slip rubber barrel [...], and a handle shaped according to the purpose [...] (handle according to" Fritz "or" Derby ") ) "Having. For an individual adjustment to the height of the stick user, the stick is sawn off at the end near the ground. The correct stick length is determined by measuring the distance between the floor and the ulnar - carpal joint of the arm of the standing user, which is bent at the elbow by approx. 20-30 °. The handle is shaped in such a way that it offers the user's hand an almost horizontal support surface and the hand is as close as possible to the support point. The hand stick can be used on both sides, right and left.

Web links

Notes and evidence

  1. ↑ What types of handles are there for walking sticks? . In: gehstock-kaufen.de . LaGuti Solutions UG (limited liability), August 26, 2015, accessed and received on May 24, 2017.