Exercise & Support

Grab Your Seat Stick & Get Back To The Places You Enjoy!

Are there places you would like to go but can’t stand for long? Do you have a folding seat stick? If you don’t have one yet, then why not? There is a variety of seat sticks described further on. Why not have a read and see if a use for you springs to mind.

These sticks are not specifically designed with the disabled or older person in mind – they are suitable for anyone male or female of any age and because most of them fold and some of them have a carrying bag and lightweight they are particularly easy to take anywhere you may have in mind. Maybe you fancy a day strolling along the seafront or just walking around the shops. Perhaps a trip to a museum or are you going on holiday?

Lady or gentleman, tourist or sport spectator. Whether you’re actually at The Open watching the Golf or Epsom watching the Derby or walking around the South of England Show in June or even for the childrens or grand childrens sports day, one of these walking sticks with seats will suit you.

There are two types of seat foot available – firstly the ferrule, to cater for the hard ground such as pavements and hard summer grassy ground or possibly slippery smooth shop or museum floors and the other is a spike with a ground plate over the top which stops the spike sinking too far down into soft ground if the weather has been a bit wet as is often the case here in the uk.

Folding Seat Sticks are also something very popular at this time of the year.  There is a variety of these.  All seat sticks come with ferrules fitted as standard and can easily be replaced when worn

Grab Your Walking Stick and Lets Go

Here comes the summer, grab your walking stick(s) and lets go, a short walk in the park, a stroll along the seafront or a walk to the shops.

Many people think ‘I’m not using a stick it will make me look old’. Using a stick can give increased confidence.  It’s like having something to hold on to which consequently helps with balance.

It is of course very important to have the correct length stick. Too long and it won’t support you- it will feel like you are carrying it and may cause pain in the neck, shoulder and back. Too short and you will feel off balance or as if you are stooping – either way it can be unsafe.

A lot has changed since the days of only having a wooden stick with a round handle that you could hook over your arm. There are many shapes of handle available and the best shape is really up to the user to choose:

Crook Handle Walking Sticks

This is available in Chesnut, Beech and Ash wooden sticks or aluminium folding adjustable or non-folding adjustable sticks.  The curved handle can sometimes cause hand or wrist pain because when it is leaned upon, only the centre of the palm of the hand takes the pressure.  Also, again, because of the curve, when using the stick the wrist can either bends backward or tip down depending which side of the crook is being held.  However, a lot of people still prefer this shape.

Derby Handle Walking Sticks

This is horizontal with the handle pitched up at the front and a curl on the rear with a slight dome in the middle that spreads the weight evenly across your palm.  The wooden Derby is available in two thicknesses, gents and a slightly slimmer handle for ladies.

Anatomic Handle Walking Sticks

This may suit someone who has Arthritis as it is shaped and will support the whole of the palm, front to back, side to side. It is available on a wooden shaft, or an aluminium folding adjustable stick.

Neo-G Airflow Supports

NEO-G AIRFLOW SUPPORTS

You can check out our Neo-G supports here

Injuries can be a pain, quite literally, and when they occur you want to find the most suitable product to provide you with the relieving support you require. As well as providing the necessary pain relief to the affected area you will also look for a support that allows breathability and movement and gives you the freedom to go about your day with ease.

The ideal support will almost become a second skin to you and go virtually unnoticed whilst being worn on the body. Here at Procter Health Care we have a wide range of supports that cover almost all sports and medical related injuries. Our Oppo brand has proven very successful over the years and remains a bestseller, but in this article we’d like to introduce you to our newest brand of supports, Neo-G, more specifically their Airflow range and why you should give them a try.

Neo-G’s sporting-edge Airflow supports are a sized, pull-on range which offers medical-grade compression. The supports themselves are knit from a specialist fabric and compression on various ‘zones’ around the affected areas, in effect pin-pointing the pain and helping to ease it. The designs are all slim-line and allow the support to be worn comfortably under all clothing and sporting gear.

One of the key features to any good support is having the ability to continue with yo