annie6262
03-28-2007, 06:18 AM
Does anyone have balance problems, tho' not dizziness?
My mum, who is 82, suffers from really bad balance problems. She is unable to walk without the feeling that she's going to fall over, and is often steered to the left or right when she walks. If she did'nt have a walking stick she would be falling over. She is a very young 82, and when she's sitting down she feels fine, no problems at all. Its only when she stands up that she's reminded how bad her balance/unsteadiness is. She feels her legs are going to give way and cannot explain to anybody how it really feels.
She's been to ENT, has had an MRI scan and all that seems ok. They put it down to getting older, but I cannot accept that. There must be something more than that. I watch her walk and its not good. We try tai chi and yoga and hope, in the long run, that could help.
All we read about is dizziness, but we never seem to read about anyone that has just balance problems. Please do write if you have them. Would love to hear from you .
My mum, who is 82, suffers from really bad balance problems. She is unable to walk without the feeling that she's going to fall over, and is often steered to the left or right when she walks. If she did'nt have a walking stick she would be falling over. She is a very young 82, and when she's sitting down she feels fine, no problems at all. Its only when she stands up that she's reminded how bad her balance/unsteadiness is. She feels her legs are going to give way and cannot explain to anybody how it really feels.
She's been to ENT, has had an MRI scan and all that seems ok. They put it down to getting older, but I cannot accept that. There must be something more than that. I watch her walk and its not good. We try tai chi and yoga and hope, in the long run, that could help.
All we read about is dizziness, but we never seem to read about anyone that has just balance problems. Please do write if you have them. Would love to hear from you .