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On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Phillip Dunn wrote: > I am beginning to fall over far too often and am anxious to avoid hurting > myself seriously. > It seems that I get onto my toes when turning, or starting off, or > hesitating,then I begin to stutter with my feet and loose my balance and > fall.All this happens very quickly and as I do tend to do things quite fast > my feet suddenly don't move.I think this is linked with my medication as I > also notice that when I feel unsteady my medication has not worked fully. > I have the same kind of problem when going down slopes and this is becoming > a sort of Psychological problem as I hesitate and stutter with my feet. > Does anyone have any ideas as to how I may overcome this problem? > > Syd Adams. 106072,[log in to unmask] My mother seems to have the same problem that you do. She can't seem to get her feet going, but I've found that if we verbally prompt her as to what to do (eg. say "left foot") then it helps to get her feet moving. At times when she's having a really bad day we'll just keep talking her through (left foot, right foot, left foot, etc.) until she seems to be fairly steady on her feet. She's grown a dependency on the objects around her recently. She doesn't use her walking stick very efficiently, and my dad and i find ourselves being supports for her as she walks. Hope this helps! Bethany