Im 27 years old and I am a fall risk. 😝

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  • motivatedmartha
    motivatedmartha Posts: 1,108 Member
    ocarinakitty wrote: »
    Only diagnosis I have is poor depth perception but I have glasses. I have been to many doctors after my falls but doctors can only do so much. I think yoga is a great idea I need balence. I definetly cannot give up hiking I enjoy it and my 2 dogs need it.
    Thank you All so many great ideas!!

    Pilates is also excellent for core strength and balance. Walking poles will help you keep upright when walking and can also be used to extend the distance you walk or increase the speed. I am 63 and, having broken my wrist a couple of years ago, I feel very nervous of falling when walking in muddy conditions - most of the time November through to May in this part of the UK - poles are amazing for preventing slips - and can give me a reasonable upper body work out too ;)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    OP MIA x 3 days
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,404 Member
    Do we call SAR?
  • smolmaus
    smolmaus Posts: 442 Member
    edited December 2018
    BigGuy47 wrote: »
    Try not to be so uptight. Stress is unhealthy. Maybe go for a walk or meditate.

    I genuinely almost said GFY outloud in work reading this lol.
    aokoye wrote: »
    Thank you for this. I'm really dismayed at the various flippant comments on this thread and the general tone in general. That anyone, let alone a 27 year old, is at such a risk of falling that a. they've fallen multiple times for an unknown reason (which is not normal for anyone at just about any age) and b. their doctor wants them to where a helmet so as to prevent essentially a TBI, is a major issue. No one here is qualified to diagnose the OP or really give any advice that isn't "get yourself to a specialist as soon as humanly possible and push for a diagnosis".

    Let's remember, the OP can't walk a block without being at major risk of falling. If this were my friend and they were local to me, I would probably personally drive them to doctor.

    I feel the same way tbh. Ballet? Pilates? Yoga? This not clumsiness, not from the way it's presented by the OP. I have ear issues and my balance is awful at the best of times but thinking of not being able to walk down the street without being a fall risk is terrifying. In an incident actually completely unrelated to my ear issues, I slipped on a wet floor, fractured my skull and spent a week in intensive care. I don't wish that recovery on anyone and some people don't recover. Not a risk to take lightly at all.

    IMO the only decent advice is "DOCTOR NOW PLEASE" and if that doesn't get a decent diagnosis "BETTER DOCTOR NOW PLEASE".

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