The Walking Stick of a Physician as a Multifunctional Instrument

Abstract

All throughout the human history, several accessories have been used by man, that aid in his walking, since he began walking upright and one of such accessory is the walking stick. It not only facilitated the human development by assisting speeding up their locomotion, but also got modified by them with the advancement of their civilization. With later modifications, its purposes differ from just a walking aid to a weapon as well as a medical apparatus. Though a number of scientific works found on Ayurveda and Sinhala Vedakama, still there has been no study carried out on the professional walking stick.