Which term refers to special equipment that helps a person perform activities of daily living (such as canes, walkers, crutches)?

• A. Base of Support
• B. Assistive/Adaptive Devices
• C. Gait
• D. Cane

Answer: (B)

Assistive/Adaptive Devices are the broad category of equipment designed to help people perform activities of daily living. This term covers tools that support independence and safety, such as canes, walkers, and crutches, by enhancing stability, reducing effort, and enabling tasks like dressing, grooming, and getting in and out of chairs or beds.

Base of support refers to the area under the body that provides stability, which changes with posture or devices but is not equipment itself. Gait is the pattern of walking, not a device. A cane is a specific device, whereas the question points to the general category of tools used to aid daily activities.