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Poor balance
Poor balance is a symptom in which a person has trouble sitting, standing, or moving around because he feels dizzy, feels like he is falling to one side, has trouble coordinating his muscle movements, is under the influence of drugs/alcohol, etc
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 40-year old asked:
What kind of cane must I use if poor balance?
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A 21-year old asked:
I have been clumsy all my life, tripping and falling down a lot. Now that I have osteoporosis, im worried about breaking a bone when I fall. What can I do to improve my poor balance?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am 24 years old with normal bloodwork. I have had two years of episodes of extreme forgetfulness (own name, place/people, etc.), mental fog/confusion, poor balance, and headache. What should I do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Have any other patients with fibromyalgia memtioned about memory and concentration problems and difficulty breathing and poor balance?
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A 24-year old male asked:
One of my eyes is scarred over and lazy. Could this be a cause for my poor balance, even when simply walking or standing up? I also run into things.
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A 33-year old asked:
Very dizzy Unsteady on my feet Poor balance Headache Tired
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A member asked:
My feet are tender and burning all the time, mostly my left leg. I also have poor balance? What should I do?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Concerned what could be the cause? Fidgety hands and feet, possible REM disorder, poor balance and digestive issues
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A 27-year old female asked:
Could I have a cancerous tumor I have bad migraines nausea poor balance pain tender to touch onu right side of head?
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A 22-year old female asked about a female:
My 2 year old has poor balance due to hearing loss in 1 ear. Will ot help correct this and at what age did you start ot?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Do i probably have msa rather than Parkinson's because of poor balance and having a positive babinski's reflex sign in my left foot?
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A 30-year old female asked about a female:
Can having JRA slow the recovery for guided growth knock knee surgery? It's been week she still sore and has poor balance and needs a walker age 9
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A 72-year old female asked:
Husband is a type 2 diabetic, and has stage 4 ckd. Has muscle cramps and poor balance. Taking neurotin & sodium bicarb, not much help. Any suggestion?
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A 59-year old male asked:
How likely will surgery for bulging disk at C5-C6 relieve, improve symptoms of poor balance , numbness in toes and extremely heavy fatigued muscles in left leg after quarter mile of jogging . Being a mathematician seeking some degree of probability?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Blurred and loss of vision, seizure like symptoms (veels like ballon expand and contracting in head), skin turning yellow, trouble swallowing and inauditable speech, muscle spasms, poor balance (drunk), migraine, joint pain etc. Is it all fibro or?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Blurred and loss of vision, seizure like symptoms (veels like ballon expand and contracting in head), skin turning yellow, trouble swallowing and inauditable speech, muscle spasms, poor balance (drunk), migraine, joint pain etc. Could it be Anxiety?
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A 20-year old male asked:
When i eat sugar my body gets shaky and off balance, poor circulation, hurting sport, i feel anxious and depressed and get temporary colds. Would it be just processed sugar or natural sugar also?
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A 33-year old male asked:
33 year male 100 kg symptoms : poor concentration double vision, extreme fatigue shortness of breath, poor coordination and balance disorientation muscle weakness Thyroid hormones and minerals fine b12 fine but folic acid 8 ng/ml. Does the fa is low?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I have been having muscle twitch and poor sleep and some balance and weakness issues. I am a 62 year old male. Also a high pitch ringing in ears that is not loud but when the room is quiet I can hear?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What can cause muscle weakness, balance issues, memory and speech impairment, poor concentration, and essential tremor in hands? The symptoms started 6-8 mths ago and are progressing steadily. Tremor being addressed with propranolol?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Had a brain MRI and found poor gray white matter (24%), black holes 47%, and hippocampus 87%. Radiologist said ok. Should I get another opinion as a 45 year old woman with memory loss, hand tremors, off balance?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Feel off balance what can it be?
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A 40-year old asked:
What diseases affect your balance?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is causing my balance problem?
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A 46-year old asked:
How are social inequality and poor health linked?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Best way to keep my ph balance at its best please help?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I wanted to know if you had any recommendations on how to balance your ph..
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A 38-year old asked:
Do you inherit poor eyesight?
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A 41-year old asked:
How to fix poor shoulder posture?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Could eyestrain cause balance problem?
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