Can neuropathy in my feet cause balance problems?

Posted by oliver4 @oliver4, Dec 15, 2022

Podiatrist has diagnosed me with minor neuropathy but my balance is worsening. Can neuropathy cause this. I know that input from the feet can cause balance problems

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nekcarolyn | @nekcarolyn | Jan 31 6:54am

In reply to @raebaby "Voxxlife patches have helped my balance. I have neuropathy caused by chemo for breast cancer." + (show)

Tell us more about the patches

omrbl | @omrbl | Jan 31 7:34am

In reply to @dbeshears1 "Ed - Do you have a particular brand that has been successful for you? I LOVE..." + (show)

Use a bit of vaseline (very light film) on the edges of the suction cup and these bars will adhere much better. DO NOT rely on them for anything more than help with balance control. If you need greater assistance, invest in permanent grab bars.

julbpat | @julbpat | Jan 31 8:12am

I don’t have dizziness in the shower (yet). But when I had some surgery years ago, I used a shower bench, and really loved it. I could have just kept using it! But I loaned it to someone, and it never came back. However they are cheap, and I found the idea of sitting ( with a sprayer, easily installed) very relaxing.

georgeman | @georgeman | Jan 31 11:44am

Exercising. Wall squats, stomach exercises and very light weight lifting helped me. I don't stumble or lose my balance anymore.
Also use a revitive circulation booster. It flexs feet and calve muscles.
No more calf cramps after using for about 1 week. I use it everyday for 30 mins.

luffing | @luffing | Jan 31 11:46am

In reply to @ebero "My balance is worse if I close my eyes….like, rinsing in the shower I have to..." + (show)

Then don’t go into a darkened room. You’ll fall down I keep night lights in every room.

ebero | @ebero | Jan 31 12:29pm

Good advice! Oddly enough, I work in a planetarium....so, recently I've had to start either sitting on a stool to make my presentations under the stars, or lean on the equipment while I lecture. 😀

raebaby | @raebaby | Jan 31 1:15pm

In reply to @nekcarolyn "Tell us more about the patches" + (show)

Please go to Voxxlife.com and look at the Liberty Patch or/and the socks. I've been using them both for about 2 years now.It sounds like a marketing scam but it isn't. Recently I hurt my hip badly ( not from a fall) and the patches have helped with the pain as well as my balance. They aren't cheap, and they say a patch lasts for 24 hours. But,I put one on my thigh, date it with a pen on my leg, and it lasts for 48 hours.
They want you to join a team and sell them, (I didn't) but it is very easy to simply order them and they have always been reliable.
The socks on Amazon aren't the same thing.
One of my friends had horrible neuropathic pain in his toes. He put the patch under his toes and it stopped the pain with the first application. That's kind of an unorthodox way to apply them but it worked.