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Difficulty standing
Difficulty standing is a clinical finding in which a person is less able to raise and support his body into a standing position.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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What is the definition or description of: Difficulty standing?
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Difficulty standing up from a squatting position? Age or deconditioning?
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Difficulty standing up from a kneeling or squatting position, what to do?
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Hi, Recently I been diagnosed with Relapsed Remission MS and I have difficulty standing up for a long time and I start having electrical shock pain all over my back specially around the spine, is this normal? Thanks?
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A 77-year old male asked:
I have difficulty standing long periods of time due to a drop foot accident?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have episodes of extreme difficulty standing up+extreme weakness when walking afterward. Prior i get dizziness, neck pain, and headache. Causes?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 50-year old male:
Husband has spinal stenosis & has struggled with back strain. Sitting on chair that collapsed this week. Soreness & difficulty standing. When 2 c dr?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Difficulty standing on two legs. Is this due to anxiety, sleep deprivation, depression, poor circulation, or any other things? Used to squat over 500
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A 19-year old male asked:
Moderate size red dot on both lower legs. Pain when touched. Slight difficulty standing, feels as if just had legs workout. Slight fatigue and headache, sudden strong desire to sleep. Slight discomfort on back. Anything serious that needs urgent care?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I'm disabled & have difficulty walking, standing & sitting for any length of time. Swimming not an option. What other options are there for exercise?
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Im 43, male, having backache. I feel difficulty while standing up (stretching straight) after sitting for a long time. ?
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My stomach is bloated and uncomfortable. Left hand gets numb when woking and difficulty in standing up due to back pain. Both legs and hands swell.
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I'm having some difficulty walking or standing after sex?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Difficulty breathing when standing or sitting up since 1 week ago. Better when laying down. Also upper, mid back pain.
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31 yr old female suffering from vertigo & severe sinus headache. Extreme nausea, difficulty sitting up/standing. Symptoms last 10-14 days?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I am a 45 yr old diabetic female. 4 days ago I started having fevers, chest pain (aching at the center), nausea, weakness, black colored diarrhea, back/body aches, and felt faint with difficulty breathing while standing. How concerning is this?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Sudden onset sharp pain in coccyx when sitting on bottom. pain causing difficulty when sitting down&standing up.No falls no long term sitting or cycling etc.No trauma at all. what could cause sudden onset pain like this?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Pain and fluttering/vibrating sensation in T12-L1 area. Extremely Painful to cough or sneeze. Takes a lot of strength to go from sitting to standing position. Difficulty lifting anything heavier than my purse. Does this mean I have herniated disc?
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