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Walkers are helpful and have their place for those who require assistance when walking. We know that they have been instructed on how to use regular posture. However, based on observations of individuals with walkers, most people are never upright. The users bend over, relying on the support of the walker. Then, when they want to walk for a short distance without the walker, they simulate the walker, and their balance becomes a problem.
Long term use
The long-term usage of walkers is the concern. Anytime a movement is repeated over and over the brain records this movement. Trying to change it then becomes a problem. Through my years involved with athletes, this issue became apparent. A basketball player, for example, may learn to shoot a basketball incorrectly. Later this individual may be on a team where a coach recognizes this issue. In attempts to change it, this may happen in practice, but in a game the individual does not have time to think about the new method and reverts back to the original learned method.