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I have been struggling to understand the phenomenon of falling in a PWP. Carline has taken many spills and I have tried to teach her ways to avoid them. The net is that I am unsuccessful and that somehow she cannot change her ways to prevent most falls. My observation is that the principal cause is the bradykinesia or freezing which is ultimately responsible. I have also observed that because of her difficulty walking she tends to lean forward to somehow initiate a step. Of course this does not work but I have not found a way to stop her from leaning forward. Anybody have any thoughts on preventing falls? She often uses a walker, but even with it, yesterday she took a spill trying to turn, where again she tends to try to avoid the foot movement and turns the body instead which is conceptually just like leaning forward. I think I understand that it is difficult for her to walk but the consequences of not moving the feet and then falling are worse. I also thought the pain of various bruises would cause her to walk very cautiously but somehow she seems to forget and try to initiate a step but without moving her feet. Thanks for any comments, K-F Etzold cg Carline ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn