Our Guide to Measuring Yourself for a Walking Stick

How to Measure Yourself for a Standard Walking Stick

To measure someone for a walking stick, ask them to stand with their weight evenly on both feet, looking straight ahead and with their arms relaxed by their sides. You then need to measure from the floor to the prominent bone of the wrist. This is the length of walking stick required.

If you are unable to measure, here is a general rule of thumb:

1. Take your height in centimetres and divide by 2;
2. Then take the result and add 3cm;
3. The result is the length range of the walking stick you should buy;
4. Example: a person who is 1.80m tall is 180 centimetres tall, 180cm divided by 2 equals 90cm, adding 3cm is the length range of the walking stick to buy, which would be between 90 and 93cm.

Please note this is just a rule of thumb. If the person has special needs, they may need to be measured by a healthcare professional. Alternatively they may have personal preferences for a longer or shorter walking stick.

We measure our sticks from the top curve of the handle where the palm rests to the bottom of the stick.