PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a care stick capable of improving symptom of freezing gait by repeating operation for making not only stride but also height for raising legs proper, when a person suffers from a symptom in which, due to freezing gait, the person cannot raise legs and cannot walk forward, and capable of easily being carried anywhere, regardless of indoor and outdoor.SOLUTION: A linear elastic member 2 in a lateral and inside direction is attached on a position which is higher by several cm from a tip end contacting a ground of a bar-shaped body 1. The linear elastic member 2 serves as a target, and a person steps forward with the target, symptom of freezing gait can be reduced. The care stick can be used as a normal stick, when the linear elastic member is disposed outside of a passage range.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】すくみ足により足が上がらず前に進めない症状があるとき、歩幅だけでなく、足を上げる高さも適切にする動作を繰り返すことによりすくみ足の症状を改善することができ、しかも、屋内、屋外を問わず、手軽にどこへでも持ち運びができる介護用杖を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は棒状本体1の地面に接地する先端から数cm上方に、横方向、内向きに線状弾性部材2を取り付けた。この線状弾性部材2を目標にして足を踏み出すことにより、すくみ足の症状を軽減することができる。この介護用杖は、線状弾性部材を通行範囲の外に置けば、通常の杖としても使用可能である。【選択図】図1
