walking aid
Helps you move
A walking aid is any device that helps a person walk—canes, walkers, crutches, rollators, and similar mobility equipment.
The term appears frequently in medical and accessibility contexts: She uses a walking aid after her hip surgery.
Walking aids provide stability, reduce weight on injured limbs, or compensate for balance problems.
- caneStick for support
- white caneNavigation aid for blindness
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- getting aroundMoving between locations
limp · support · grip · handle · elderly · old age · hip replacement · broken leg · balance · step · stick · rollator · knee scooter · orthopedic · shuffle · lean · steady · rubber
- Aid terms
- walkerspedestrian, hiker, hikers, rambler, ramblers
walking aidwheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
motorized wheelchair · electric scooter · mobility scooter · power chair · sedan chair
walking aidrestraint
Control over impulses
hobble · immobilizer · shackles · leg irons · ball and chain
walking, aid, walk, walks, walked, walker, walkers, aids, aided