You can get some pretty good hiking poles on Amazon for cheap. We have Foxelli poles (https://www.amazon.com/Foxelli-Aluminum-Trekking-Poles-Collapsible/dp/B07PQMP35G/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=FFLRDUJV83KM&keywords=foxelli%2Bhiking%2Bpoles&qid=1683595765&sprefix=foxelli%2Bhi%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOFBCUTlUWkU4VUkwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTA0NDI3WVBOMjMxNkxIUTJCJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAxNzc1NDAxWFlQRVVYOVJNWUxKJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1) and they are pretty darn good for $39.
Well, I'm an Elder Goth and found myself unable to walk without aid recently. Skip down for my suggestion, if you like! My SSDI is for my mental health issues and has me below the poverty line, so the PT and any other stuff I need for my decade long pain is not covered.
I only just started refusing to take the "lose weight/do stretches/take OTC" stuff last week, when my brain glommed that I slowly became house bound and am now almost bed ridden. (I have diagnosed RA, OA, Bastraaps/Kissing Spine, was told "probably Fibro" @ 7 years ago). They'll run blood tests to see how far known things have progressed and rule out others. Already did that for Lupus and such, but....
Not exactly what you asked for, but I bloody love them! They are lightweight, have quick releases to slide into smaller/larger side, different tips for different surfaces, (I live in a city and I'm not hiking), colour options, wrist straps, contoured hand grips and you could wrap the top third of the canes in car wrap/contact paper/duct tape/whatever/crystals! I'm an artist, so that's a whole side gig, I suppose.
Also, being broke AF, these so fit my I'm $200 in debt "budget" by the time I pay my bills when my check arrives! Are they sturdy? I weigh 220, so trust my double wide arse when I say I think they are! I have to take a break from walking every 3-400 feet and lean over these, and they put up with that!
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PQMP35G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just ordered these beauties:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PQMP35G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very excited to get out and walk a few (slow) miles!