Cadense shoes for balance issues: good or bad experiences?

Thank you, the ball rolling does work sometimes also if it's the side of the foot rolling the ball against a wall.

To add to my first comment concerning the cadence shoes. When I wear them, I have never stubbed my toe , the neoprene bottoms really work.

I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's, and have fallen twice. My physician suggested Cadense Shoes and I purchased a pair about 8 months ago. I have not fallen since, and attribute that to these shoes. My only concern is about the lifetime of these shoes, as they are fairly expensive and I can see that the two hard plastic plates at the front of each shoe are starting to move off center. so I am looking for repair facilities if they are available. Otherwise, i'll simply have to order more shoes. bottom line, I have a lot of confidence in these shoes provided that they have an adequate life.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the shoes!

I was diagnosed with Parkinson's a few years ago and have taken two unusual falls. I say "unusual" because in both cases I suddenly found myself face down on the pavement with no idea how it happened. I have had one or two falls where I was out of balance and could tell that I was falling with enough of a warning that I could make adjustments to the fall to minimize the impact. But these two falls were sudden, unexpected, and a complete surprise ending to a normal walk. I am now convinced that's the Cadense shoe people have correctly traced this type of fall to a difficulty in lifting the foot forward at the beginning of a new step and creating a shoe that is friction-free in the front of the sole. I walk about a mile a day and have been using their shoe for about 6 months with no falls and am increasingly developing confidence in their design. I realize that not all PD patients have this type of fall, but I believe those that do will find relief in the Cadense product.

Thank you! I am leaning towards getting them for my husband.

I got them from a drop foot and they work beautifully for that. For me nothing helps me with my balance. I am attached to my Walker in the house and outside the house. If you find something that will correct my neuropathy therefore my balance issues please let me know. Thank you God bless you, Charles AKA brother chuckles80

For my drop foot not from my drop foot.

Good!

Hi Mike - I had cervical stenosis and had a laminoplasty, which was very successful, but I got to the doctor too late and have some spinal cord damage = balance issues. Also have scoliosis and fusion from T-10 to S1 was suggested. I have a hard time walking and standing, but I will not do this surgery *primarily* because I don't think they have taken sufficient account of the balance issues -- which are as your doctor noted in the C-spine, and which the fusion will not address at all. In my case, anyhow. And if I fall down and break any of that hardware, it's back to the OR and a more extensive surgery. I'm 69 and I really do not want to spend the rest of my life in and out of surgery and in constant pain, which depending on what happens with Medicare may not even be available to me. Final note about the fusion: the recovery is extremely painful and takes at least a year. Check out the Facebook groups on spinal fusion for some real-life stories. Good luck to us all!