Leg muscles

[Jill777]

Hi all. i am one year this week from my head injury. I feel i have been through so much with the memory loss muscle aches and pains falls and all the things we chat about on here. i still cant walk properly . i use a walking stick but my legs ache so much its quite painful. Im so clumsy out of the house i still cannot walk the length of my street. i need someone with me all the time . im so frustrated daily with my legs. im now thinking of getting looking into paying for a personal trainer . How are you all coping with the walking side of things ?

[cat3]

Hi Jill. My balance is now so poor that my walks along the river or through the woods have become too difficult. Also, pain in the feet (plantar fasciitis) means I'm using the car more for nipping here & there ; it is depressing as it's an extra layer of isolation.

I've also dislodged a knee cartilage from an accident years ago .......added insult to injury ! So I really do empathise m'love 😦.

I've waited2 years for physio but hopefully a personal trainer can help get you moving painlessly. Cat x

[Hightide2 in reply to cat3]

Hello E,

I am sorry to hear about your compromised balance.

Although you have been waiting two years for physio, I am going to ask what maybe an obvious question here. Are you using a walking aid in the meantime?

Let's hope you don't need to wait much longer.

Take care. x

[cat3 in reply to Hightide2]

Thanks for asking missus 😏 I don't use a walking aid as I'm too bloody-minded (and see it as the slippery slope ! )

I just found out yesterday day that the consultant phoned me on my mobile to arrange an appointment but, as I don't use the mobile except when leaving the house (& haven't been out recently), he messaged that I must now get a fresh referral from my GP for a further consultation.

I complained to the department that they have my landline number but was told I'd missed two calls and have been removed from the list. I might ask my GP for a referral elsewhere.

Hope all's well with you m'dear...

Love to you and Artie... Eileen Xx

[Pairofboots]

Hi Jill, I know what reduced mobility feels like. Mine was fairly good, but has been on a steady decline over the past few years. Fall's, I've had a few, I did them my way (you sung that?), I now have an alarm at home, clever gizmo, it knows if I fall and calls a monitoring service. Strange since it's been in, I haven't had a fall, at least not on the scale I was having.

Before paying for a personal trainer, I would see what is available via your GP, they may be able to refer you via social prescribing. Anyone you do work with must have a good understanding of the causation of your challenges. Something I looked at was Nordic walking, this was originally a way of ski training without snow, but has developed as a fitness/social activity, you can find information at nw.uk and walx.uk both are for the national body that oversees Nordic walking. There are poles that were developed with stroke recovery in mind.

Take care Jill, 🍀