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Falling for no apparent reason: Any ideas?

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 15 11:16am | Replies (201)

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@helphelps

I wish I knew a little bit more about when/how you are falling, but I JUST figured out why I have taken so many tumbles over the course of my life. At almost 67 yo, after finally snapping my pereoneal longus tendon, my wonderful foot and ankle specialist, within :30 identified a congenital defect in my ankles. It’s called “cavus deformity.”

I could go on about it but the bottom line is, have your feet/gate/walk evaluated by an orthopedic specialist. Simple inserts can make a difference even if your problem is not extreme.

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Hello @helphelps and welcome to Mayo Connect.

I see that you now have an answer for your tendency to fall. It is great that inserts can make such a difference.

As I'm not familiar with cavus deformity and I would be interested in learning how your foot/ankle specialist diagnosed this. Was it through an x-ray or just observation?