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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 1
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 1
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I'm new to this chat but when I saw the inquiry about falling, I knew I was in the right (unfortunately) place. I was falling quite a bit in the spring and scaring everyone - my legs would either just go out from under me - absolutely nothing graceful about the way I went down! I fell in the street, at work, etc. and always tried to make it look like something made me fall so no one asked too many questions. I convinced my neuro to send me to PT, where I was lucky enough to get someone who was genuinely interested in MG and slowly worked with me - designated exercises, slow pace. I don't fall very often anymore and can catch myself if I start to go down, so there has definitely been an improvement. There's a trick to getting up from a seated position, even with the leg weakness. Sit on the edge of the seat, lean forward from the waist up, then stand. Took me awhile to do it, but now I've got it and can do "reps!" Of course, the real trick is to not sit in a low chair!
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