Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways Walking poles can help with balance and reduce strain on your joints.Adjusting trekking poles so your elbow is bent helps you to use them ...

Trekking poles are modern versions of staffs that date back to Moses for easing the way along difficult routes, catching your balance and prodding the occasional sheep along the way. Although no ...

Swedish brand Silva specialises in walking poles, head torches and compasses. The brand’s carbon poles ticked all the boxes ...

Trekking poles are modern versions of staffs that date back to Moses for easing the way along difficult routes, catching your balance and prodding the occasional sheep along the way. Although no ...

Do you feel like your walking routine is getting a little, well, routine? Maybe you want to add some poles and give Nordic walking a try. Nordic walking uses specially designed poles and an ...

Whether you're not so steady on your feet right now or looking to amp up your walking routine, walking poles just might be the secret weapon you've been waiting for. While walking and hiking are ...

ST. LOUIS — Rich Orr gave his wife, Jill, a pair of trekking poles. She wasn’t impressed. “She stubbornly resisted using them on a flat or moderate slope,” he said. “She would drag them or put them ...

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Q. I work with several Parkinson's disease support groups and have recently heard of people using some sort of walking sticks or trekking poles to help with the balance problems common among ...

Q: My husband has Parkinson’s disease and is frustrated by the difficulty this has created when wanting to walk for exercise. I have heard that walking poles are helpful. Please advise?— Anonymous A: ...