{"id":12486,"date":"2025-06-06T17:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/clinical-case-visual-impairment-white-cane-and-wheeleo\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:57:13","slug":"clinical-case-visual-impairment-white-cane-and-wheeleo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/clinical-case-visual-impairment-white-cane-and-wheeleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Impairment, White Cane and Wheeleo\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Wheeleo\u00ae\ufe0f et Canne Blanche : Une Solution Id\u00e9ale pour une Marche S\u00e9curis\u00e9e et Fluide\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nkp8Hxc_iOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>This video highlights the <strong>coordination difficulties<\/strong> encountered when a visually impaired person attempts to simultaneously use a <strong>white cane<\/strong> and a <strong>classic walking cane<\/strong>. A situation that is frequent yet poorly adapted in reality. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Coordination Challenge Rarely Taken into Account<\/h3>\n\n<p>Handling a <strong>white cane<\/strong> requires continuous attention to <strong>scan the environment<\/strong> and detect obstacles. Combining it with a traditional <strong>walking cane<\/strong> greatly complicates the task. Indeed, one must:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lift and correctly place the walking cane<\/strong> with each step,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain balance,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And continue to effectively use the white cane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This dual use requires <strong>complex motor coordination<\/strong> that exceeds the capabilities of many people, even after training. The result: disorganized walking, loss of fluidity, and even an increased risk of falling. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wheeleo\u00ae: an Adapted Response to this Specific Need<\/h3>\n\n<p>The <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong>, a one-handed walker, offers an effective solution to this problem:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It provides <strong>continuous support<\/strong> on the ground thanks to its four wheels,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>does not need to be lifted or repositioned<\/strong> with each step,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It allows the user to <strong>keep one hand free<\/strong> to handle another aid, such as the white cane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This configuration significantly reduces the <strong>attentional and motor load<\/strong>, facilitating walking while allowing <strong>effective use of the white cane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits beyond Visual Impairment<\/h3>\n\n<p>While this situation concerns <strong>visually impaired<\/strong> people, it also applies to other conditions where <strong>dual motor tasks<\/strong> are difficult:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hemineglect<\/strong> after stroke,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cognitive<\/strong> or attentional disorders,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parkinson&#8217;s disease<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elderly people<\/strong> with loss of coordination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In all these cases, the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> allows <strong>dissociation of walking from the coordination effort<\/strong>, offering better comfort, greater safety, and an <strong>immediate gain in fluidity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Winning Combination for Coordination Disorders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[358],"profils-et-pathologies":[360],"class_list":["post-12486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-clinical-cases","profils-et-pathologies-visual-impairment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12486"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12533,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12486\/revisions\/12533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12486"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=12486"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=12486"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=12486"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=12486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}