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How do you manage neuropathy and loss of balance and walking ability?
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@rgpeet - I try to do balance exercises fairly often during the day and it seems to help some for me. At least it makes me more aware of being careful and trying not to do anything to make me fall. Mayo has some information on different exercises if you haven't tried them - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/balance-exercises/art-20546836.
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@johnbishop
Thank you. That site has now been saved as a favorite by me. I discovered during my physical therapy following my right total knee replacement that I have terrible balance. I often fail the first test, for example.
I have also been diagnosed with RLS (originally diagnosed by another neurologist as peripheral neuropathy). But the RLS manifests itself solely at night...to me.
So I have decided I have to live with it. I play golf three times a week and I am an 81 YO male with a artificial left hip and right knee. My new favorite term on the golf course is "it is only a ball" and I don't walk out onto uneven surfaces like rocks.