{"id":12501,"date":"2025-06-06T17:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/clinical-case-wheeleo-versus-quad-cane\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:56:26","slug":"clinical-case-wheeleo-versus-quad-cane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/clinical-case-wheeleo-versus-quad-cane\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheeleo\u00ae vs. Quad Cane"},"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=\"Canne Quadripode vs. Wheeleo\u00ae : Quelle Aide \u00e0 la Marche est Vraiment Efficace Apr\u00e8s un AVC ?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1uwmFVr9DA?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 impact of the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> on the gait of a person with <strong>reduced mobility post-stroke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With a <strong>Quad Cane<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The patient adopts a <strong>three-point gait<\/strong>, a frequent compensation pattern to improve stability. However, although designed to offer a wider support surface than a simple cane, the <strong>quad cane<\/strong> has several limitations: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It must be <strong>lifted with each step<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>in the air more than 50% of the time<\/strong>, which means it doesn&#8217;t help when balance is most fragile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It heavily demands attention and coordination, which can exacerbate difficulties in a person with <strong>hemiplegia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The change is immediate. The <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong>, a one-handed walker, provides key advantages: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Constant ground support<\/strong> thanks to its four wheels. Stability is ensured throughout the gait cycle. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One-handed operation<\/strong>, making it perfectly suited for use by people with hemiparesis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Doubled walking speed<\/strong> immediately, by eliminating the three-point gait pattern and improving fluidity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t just replace the cane: it <strong>transforms walking<\/strong> by improving stability, speed, and ease of use simultaneously. A real lever for regaining confidence and safety in daily life, even long after a stroke. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video highlights the impact of the Wheeleo\u00ae on the gait of a person with reduced mobility post-stroke. With a Quad Cane The patient adopts a three-point gait, a frequent compensation pattern to improve stability. However, although designed to offer a wider support surface than a simple cane, the quad cane has several limitations: With [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[358],"profils-et-pathologies":[289],"class_list":["post-12501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-clinical-cases","profils-et-pathologies-hemiplegie-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12501","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=12501"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12530,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12501\/revisions\/12530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=12501"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=12501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}