Some time ago I discovered that if I walk in lock-step with another person, I can walk perfectly normally. People always want to hold onto you when your off and tend to take your arm or elbow and try to assist you. But I discovered some time ago that if someone holds my hand and walks normally (they may have to modify their step length to one for my leg length as I am only 5' tall), but as long as we stay co-ordinated, right foot to right foot and left foot to left foot I have no trouble walking. It's weird, but I can walk like this for blocks. If the person walking with you breaks stride then it all stops and your brain can't co-ordinate so you have to stop and get it back in sync. It works best if they hold your hand.

I'd like to know if it works for others.

Rosebud-

Glad you are back. Just read your post and wondered if you had a tape of someone counting cadence out loud would it have a similar effect.

Hi Rosebud,.
We use a similar trick, which I saw PWP using when on holiday in Crete. My wife stands in front of me, holds both hands, and walks backwards, my left foot matches her right foot. However, since we are facing each other, our steps are "opposite each other.
I will try yours, it should be easier.
Ron

My wife and I walk hand in hand a lot. But we synchronize with opposite feet (e.g. her right foot goes forward with my left, etc.) so that our hand swing achieves what kinesiologists call cross-laterality: left arm/right foot forward and then right arm/left foot forward. I don't have signficant gait issues, but I lack arm swing and this hand in hand method works wonders for loosening me up as well as improving my stride. And it's always a pleasure to walk together with someone into an unknown future.

Jon

It's such a simple thing, yet works so well. I had to walk back thru some rough terrain with my big fireman son,including walking through a stream. and it worked so well I thought my medication had kicked in.

I think it has something to do with kinesiology signals from the other persons brain. I had a friend who took her young son for some type of therapy (can't remember the details) but he was very uncooperative so the therapist sat him on his mothers lap and worked on her arm while she kept her hand on his arm. He recieved the relief. She was amazed..

Rick I think you need a real living person to get the electrical signals from.

Just thought Others could benefit from this tip.

I have noticed the electrical tranfer - that connects the wonderful energy from one to another, many years ago,
it even worked when I was a yopd, helping another yopd?
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/52666319...-for-the-Upper

peace to your heart -