#mobility aid question

[err0r-inthesystem]

Question for mobility aid users:

Hi. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there a way to know when you should start looking at getting a mobility aid? I've dealt with lower back pain for the better part of the past 4-5 years and my knee likes to just randomly start hurting (due to an injury from when I was 16 that I wasn't able to get proper care for 3 months). It's never bad enough to keep me from walking, but it definitely makes moving a lot harder and I feel like it's just getting worse over time.

I know nothing about the process of acquiring a mobility aid, nor do I know where to start looking for information or what questions to ask. I've honestly been thinking about this for a while though, but I don't know what does/doesn't "count" as a need for a mobility aid.

Again, I'm really sorry if this is a stupid question. Thank you for your time. ^^

EDIT: Thank you to everyone who offered advice on this post. I'm gonna be honest, expected maybe three people to see this total. I really appreciate the people who took time out of their day to respond to this. I just am not good at responding to people (memory issues + social anxiety collectively jumping my ass, yk?), but I have read through every reblog and comment on this post and I just really want to say thank you.

[traashgremlin]

Hm question to my disabled folks who suffer chronic all over body pain and chronic heavy never goes away exhaustion. Mobility aids?

Cane's don't seem to work well for me.

So i was thinking crutches. But I'm so tired all the time that I worry that wouldn't work either.. but being plus sized. And young. I'm so scared of judgement by others over me being in a wheelchair.

But. My current thing is is i don't have a diagnosis yet. But I've been seeing doctors for almost 5 years trying to find out what is wrong. Over these years I've been suffering from a horrible exhaustion that doesn't go away no matter what I do. And pain that is most times unbearable but I grit my teeth and deal for the time being.

But I'm just looking for some advice I suppose

[nd-babblinggoblinfromthevoid]

Question!

So, if denied mobility aids through insurance, what are other ways/routes everyone takes to acquire them? (Or do you just go without?!)

Thank you!

[all-seeingelias]

Idk who to ask specifically so throwing it out into the aether here, if I were to want to get a cane, what should I look for? I'm thinking of getting one for when my knee acts up sometimes and using one on stairs or long walks and stuff, I think it would help but idk what to look for or where to get one. Plz help <3