The purpose of this study was to survey the height of canes that have been used by adult hemiplegia and to determine if any significant difference exists between two selected heights of cane, greater trochanter level (shorter) and one inch higher than greater trochanter (longer) used by the study subjects. All 25 subjects were tested for differences in 6 aspects of the gait. Each subject was tested twice, once with each height of cane. This study used the ink foot-print, one of several temporal distance measures of gait performance. The results of the study, analysed by Wilcoxon signed rank test, were that 1) of the total 25 subjects, 23 had been using the longer height prior to the study, 2) the 3 variables studied all showed better scores (velocity: 16.48 cm/sec faster; stride in the affected leg: 16.56cm longer; base of support between the cane and the affected leg: 6.2 cm narrower) when using the mono rather than the quad cane, 3) when using the longer cane, the mean gait velocity and mean gait cadence were 0.69 cm/sec faster and 1.42 step/min more respectively, 4) when using the longer cane, the mean base of support between the non-affected and affected legs and mean base of support between the cane and the affected leg were narrower by 0.71 cm and 1.14 cm respectively. These results show that the cane height of 1 inch higher than top of the greater trochanter of the femur is more effective for adult hemiplegia who require a cane as an ambulatory aid.