Find your perfect fit
Rise Cane comes in four fixed heights. It doesn't adjust, which is part of how it folds down as small as it does. The tradeoff is that you need to pick the first time correctly.
A cane that's too tall pushes your shoulder up and makes it harder to swing forward. Too short and you'll lean toward it, which is worse, because leaning costs you the stability you bought the cane for.
Two minutes of measuring beats guessing.
The accurate way: measure your wrist
This is how a physical therapist fits a cane, and it's more reliable than going by height, because arm length varies between people who are the same height.
You'll need: your normal walking shoes, a tape measure, and someone to help if you can get one.
- Put your shoes on. The ones you actually walk in. Heel height changes this by an inch or more.
- Stand up as straight as you comfortably can, feet slightly apart, shoulders relaxed, arms hanging loose at your sides.
- Find the crease of your wrist. It's the line where your wrist meets your palm.
- Measure from the floor to that crease. Straight up, not along your leg.
That number is your cane height. Find it below.
| Your wrist measurement | Your size |
|---|---|
| 32" to 33.75" | S (33") |
| 33.75" to 35" | M (34.25") |
| 35" to 36.25" | L (35.5") |
| 36.25" to 37.5" | XL (36.75") |
The quick way: go by height
Less precise, but close for most people.
You'll need: your normal walking shoes, a tape measure, and someone to help if you can get one.
| Your height | Your size |
|---|---|
| 5'3" to 5'6" | S (33") |
| 5'6" to 5'9" | M (34.25") |
| 5'9" to 6'0" | L (35.5") |
| 6'0" to 6'3" | XL (36.75") |
If you're right on the line
Say you're exactly 5'6", or your wrist measures 35" on the nose. Either size will work. Pick based on what you're using the cane for:
Mostly for balance and confidence? Go with the taller one. A little more bend in your elbow is fine, and you'll find it easier to place.
Putting real weight through it? Go with the shorter one. You'll get better leverage pushing off.
Still unsure, email support@risecane.com with your wrist measurement and we'll tell you which one we'd send.
Checking the fit when it arrives
- Shoes on, standing straight, arm hanging at your side.
- The top of the grip should line up with the crease of your wrist.
- Now hold it. Your elbow should have a slight bend, somewhere around 15 to 30 degrees. Not locked straight, not sharply bent.
- Walk twenty or thirty steps on level ground. Both shoulders should stay level. If one rides up, the cane is too tall for you.
If any of that feels off, email us. We'll swap the size. You've got 30 days and we'd much rather send you a different one than have you walk on a cane that doesn't fit.
If you're under 5'3"
We don't have a size for you yet, and we'd rather tell you than sell you one that's too tall.
Our shortest cane is 33", which suits someone around 5'3" to 5'6". If you're shorter than that, look for an adjustable cane that goes down to your wrist measurement, or ask a physical therapist to fit you.
One more thing
If you have a condition affecting your balance, your gait, or your strength, get fitted by a physical therapist or occupational therapist if you can. They'll check things a chart can't: which side to hold it on, how to take stairs, whether a cane is even the right device for you. A chart gets you close. A person gets you right.
