How to manage stairs
A handrail will make stairs easier and safer. Place one hand on the railing and hold cane(s) in your opposite hand. If you do not have a handrail, use one cane in each hand.
To go up the stairs:
- Place the non-operated leg up on the first step
- Use the cane/handrail to help step up
- Bring the operated leg up to the same step
To go down the stairs:
- Start at the edge of the step
- Bring the cane and your operated leg down to the first step
- Step down to the same step with the non-operated leg
Note: Once you feel strong enough, you can go back to climbing the stairs normally: one foot on each step (it does not matter which foot moves first)
