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Venting a little...Partner shuffles as he walks
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Jan 27 5:17pm | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
You are free to always free to ask! My husband also shuffles and it is strange to me. He went from being a very loud stomper to shuffling. Dr. Says it is a brain thing that sometimes we can change and sometimes its about the dementia.
He said its a little tale like not swinging your arms when you walk. He encouraged us to take purposeful steps and notice if our arms are swinging on both sides. It is a brain wiring that you don’t want to lose.
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@rubyredkate My elderly father is the same. It started when h needed a hip replacement in his early 80’s and could barely walk. His hip replacement went incredibly well. He’s 90 in February and walks slowly, and refuses to use any walking aids. He still covers excellent distances for his age - usually around the shopping centre mall where the surface is even. We now very gently remind him to “lift your feet, Pops”.
He understands it’s for his own benefit to keep mobile longer that we remind him when he starts shuffling.