Hello, @ray666 and @fourof5zs as well as all of the others who have added to this conversation. I have found this very interesting because I too have had falls where my left leg will give out on me and I'll find myself on the ground (always a surprise). Fortunately, I'm quite short so I don't fall too far. So far, no broken bones just injured pride and feeling that I really should be able to walk better. Like you, @ray666, I've become much more aware of where and how I'm walking.

I had an EMG done recently that did show a slowing in the nerves of the left leg and a temperature change between the left and right leg showing the left side colder than the right.

I've also had MRIs of the lumbar spine which has been quite a mess for a long time. I also have a definite problem with the sacral joint that @fourof5zs mentioned. I'm now seeing an orthopedic specialist.

All of this to say, it sounds as if many of us are in the same boat. I do exercise my core to keep it as strong as possible. I have other exercises from previous PT experiences that I work with on a regular basis as well.

Many years ago, when my gait problem began I felt like I walked with a stagger (to the right) I saw numerous neurologists. I was tentatively diagnosed with Parkinson's (PD). Since PD does not have a direct testing method, lots of other diagnoses were ruled out. Finally, after many years of staggering and falls a neurologist suggested a PD diagnosis. She told me that in situations like mine, trying a PD med (like Sinemet) is a way to find out if PD is the issue. Once I began Sinemet, the connection between my lower extremities and my brain became much stronger.

Now, however, many years later this left-sided weakness is causing falls again. It makes me feel like I'm starting at square one, however, I understand that I'm now dealing with another aspect of the aging dilemma that we are all experiencing.

@ray666 has an EMG been done for you yet?

I do not know if this is where I should post this, but thought someone could tell me of his/her experiences with cortisone injections in a knee. I had surgery that forced me to sit on a sitz bath to heal properly. Well, I ruined my knees doing this. I immediately quit the sitz baths when I awakened one morning to both knees hurting and found them not reliable. I "folded" several times but caught myself. I have been using my HurryCane to get around. I thought my knees would heal. Finally, I went to my PCP and he gave me a cortisone injection in my right knee. Not only did that not help, it made my knee worse. When I called about this I was told to go to an orthopedic health place. I have not begun this process. Have any of you had a similar bad experience with an injection that only made things worse? What did you do? I am just trying to keep moving but wonder if the knees are shot and I really will have to go to the orthopedic health place. What do they do at these places? I am certainly not looking for surgery. My PCP x-rayed both knees and said they looked better than his. He had a knee replacement. As many of you have mentioned, it is never just one thing wrong. My "What fresh hell is this?" this morning was my left index finger reminding me I had arthritis. At least I am right-handed. Any thoughts are welcome. @joybringer1