[Blindtlk] Cane Gripping

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good Thursday morning, Alyssa,

         Exactly my own cane habits
[; very well said.
Car At 12:49 PM 6/18/2015, you wrote:
>I have found it easy to hold a cane by wrapping 
>my entire hand loosely around the cane to where 
>the index finger points down. When I say 
>loosely, I mean tightly enough that the cane 
>feels secure but loose enough to drop the cane 
>if someone trips on it. I’ve found that’s 
>the best way to prevent a broken cane in the 
>event of someone tripping. If a place is 
>crowded, I will hold the cane between my index 
>finger and the bak of my middle finger like a 
>pencil. This allows the cane to remain in use 
>but closer to the body and in a more upright 
>position. I hope this helps or at least makes 
>sense. Alyssa > On Jun 18, 2015, at 2:36 PM, 
>Hyde, David W. (ESC) via blindtlk 
><blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > Hi there. I 
>know when I learned I had to keep that index 
>finger extended. I really don't remember why, 
>but I'm sure that it had something to do with 
>control. When I went to a longer cane, I found 
>that uncomfortable, so I simply rest the butt 
>end of the cane in my hand, and hold on to it 
>loosely. For me, this has had several benefits. 
>First, because the cane is long, in don't worry 
>about centering my hand on my body. After a few 
>years, I felt like Quasi Moto. The cane is long 
>enough to give full coverage. Secondly, if 
>someone kicks it, or trips over it, and no 
>matter how careful you are and how good of a 
>pencil grip you have, they will, the cane leaves 
>my hand. It absorbs the shock rather than me. > 
>The only absolute thing about cane travel is 
>that it should hit things before you do. > > 
>-----Original Message----- > From: blindtlk 
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><mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf 
>Of Szostak, Christine via blindtlk > Sent: 
>Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:29 PM > To: Blind Talk 
>Mailing List > Cc: Szostak, Christine > Subject: 
>[Blindtlk] Cane Gripping > > Hi All, >  I have 
>kind of a silly question but just thought 
>someone might have some suggestions. > >  I have 
>noticed that now that I am starting to use my 
>cane a lot more, I am getting a  blister on my 
>middle finger where it rubs up against the cane 
>handle. In other words, with my index finger 
>pointed out, my middle finger falls against the 
>cane and as it moves back and forth  the fabric 
>on the grip is rubbing up against my finger and 
>is causing it to blister over time. > >  Does 
>anyone have any solutions such as a slightly 
>alternative hand grip... to help keep this from 
>happening? Any ideas or suggestions would be 
>much appreciated:)! > Thanks in advance and have 
>a wonderful (hopefully not too hot) day! > 
>Chris > > Dr. Christine M. Szostak > Assistant 
>Professor of Psychology > Department of Social 
>Sciences > Shorter University > Rome, Georgia > 
>szostak.1 at osu.edu<mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu> > 
>cszostak at shorter.edu > > 
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