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Riding a bike - OK if you have balance issues standing or walkng?

Posted by jkay510 @jkay510, May 24, 2022

Anybody tried riding a bike although you have balance issues when standing/walking? (eg does balance problem translate to biking?)

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jakesgram23 | @jakesgram23 | Oct 27, 2023
In reply to @captboat "@mikaylar I use the recumbent bike regularly and I love. It's in front of the TV..." + (show)
@captboat

@mikaylar
I use the recumbent bike regularly and I love. It's in front of the TV and that helps me a lot. I’ll be 80 next month.

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Along with my Trike I have a stationary bike for when the weather is not to my liking. An hour goes by very quickly when watching TV!

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intlguyct | @intlguyct | Oct 28, 2023
In reply to @mikaylar "What about a stationery bike?" + (show)
@mikaylar

What about a stationery bike?

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I use my recumbent bike daily…Most important for cardio/vascular, but helps with circulation due to peripheral neuropathy.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Oct 28, 2023

@intlguyct
Is a recumbent bike easier to ride with bad balance?
I have difficulty getting my bike to go straight. I have the same problem when I walk.
Jake

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mercuryrose | @mercuryrose | Oct 28, 2023
In reply to @bonniethompson1234 "I envy all of you who can ride bikes and go for walks. I can’t do..." + (show)
@bonniethompson1234

I envy all of you who can ride bikes and go for walks. I can’t do either. I thank God I can drive or I’d never be able to leave the house. Neuropathy has gotten worse over 17 years but my knees are the big problem. One bad surgery and the other needs surgery but I’m too afraid after the first to pursue it and can’t find a good orthopedic doctor. 😟

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My knees are bad and they want to do Total Knee Replacements! My feet have Neuropathy and Arthritis. Also I have Lymphedema is both legs. I am 79 yrs old and can walk with a cane but both of my whole legs just ache. I swim, which helps for the day but now my feet hurt real bad getting out of the Pools steps. Yes, my balance has been off for 5 years, had some bad falls but didn’t break anything. Doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me. Then last year Mayo Clinic Neurologist said I am going to find out what is wrong with your legs. I don’t have Diabetes so no doctors checked for Neuropathy. The tests showed the Neuropathy and severe Arthritis. He sent me to an Orthopedic Surgeon who said he couldn’t do surgery. But he scared me saying some drastic things. I don’t understand why they would want to do knee replacements and if I got an infection I could loose my feet!

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