I’ve read a few articles about it but it’s just not clicking for me.
I guess I’ve also just been watching too much House, and don’t understand why he would use it in the wrong hand either (there’s an episode about it so presumably it’s known in the series that it should be in the other hand).
In: Biology
Balance. Remember, your arms swing opposite your legs for balance. If you have the cane on the same side as the bad leg, your arms has to swing the same as the leg instead. And when you move, with the cane opposite, your center of gravity stays between the two contact points (foot and cane tip), instead of being off to one side. It’s pretty awkward to walk with the cane on the same side.
Source: Sometimes I have to use a cane.
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