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Friday
Fear of falling can affect walking
A U.S. woman, diagnosed and treated for Parkinson's disease who could not walk, was found to have a fear of walking.
Parkinson's expert Dr. Roger Kurlan, of the University of Rochester Medical Center, says sometimes a person is so afraid of falling that the mind actually affects the ability to walk.
In a paper published in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Kurlan said an elderly woman had trouble walking and was in a wheelchair after she tripped and fell, breaking a wrist and bruising her leg. Her inability to walk led her doctor to diagnose Parkinson's disease, and she was prescribed Parkinson's medication to treat her symptoms.
Kurlan examined the woman and found she did not have Parkinson's disease. He tried to urge her to stand, but she refused. After much encouragement and several people available to help her up, the woman finally did rise.
After taking short, tentative steps, the woman's bearing improved markedlymore
Parkinson's expert Dr. Roger Kurlan, of the University of Rochester Medical Center, says sometimes a person is so afraid of falling that the mind actually affects the ability to walk.
In a paper published in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Kurlan said an elderly woman had trouble walking and was in a wheelchair after she tripped and fell, breaking a wrist and bruising her leg. Her inability to walk led her doctor to diagnose Parkinson's disease, and she was prescribed Parkinson's medication to treat her symptoms.
Kurlan examined the woman and found she did not have Parkinson's disease. He tried to urge her to stand, but she refused. After much encouragement and several people available to help her up, the woman finally did rise.
After taking short, tentative steps, the woman's bearing improved markedlymore