balance

[bryhen22]

i just noticed i have great difficulty standing on one leg, and cannot do it at all with my eyes closed . does anyone else have this or is it unrelated ?

[Hidden]

I can barely stand on one leg with my eyes open or closed. but then i am at the age where doing this is not as easy as when i was younger. Never read any where that balance is related to RLS.

[Kaarina Administrator]

Never heard of this being connected to RLS. I have been standing on one leg and then the other daily, since being dx with osteoporosis and this balancing on one leg like a flamingo does get easier with practice. I am not good enough yet to do this with eyes closed. I live in hope though.

Kaarina

[thoughtful12]

I have read that this is a function of getting older, not RLS. I notice that I can no longer stand on one leg with my eyes closed, whereas I could when I was younger.

[Spudellen]

My balance was the only thing I failed after completing a 8 week fitness program.

[Jaja2014]

Yes I have a balance problem. I am a yoga enthusiast and I cannot get the balancing. I have flat feet could contribute.

It's incredibly frustrating but I practise tree pose.

I have spinal alignment issues so could play a part too? Hyperlordosis

[Hidden]

There's also a slight possibility that it could be a medication side effect, if you're taking anything.

[bryhen22 in reply to Hidden]

i've been taking tramadol

[Hidden in reply to bryhen22]

Check out the list here:

drugs.com/sfx/tramadol-side...

Changes in balance are a less common side effect of tramadol. It's a possibility.

[justcrazer]

ican not stand on one leg my balance it gone i had not though of it being caused by myRLS AND ARMS

[justcrazer]

well i take tramodol to so my balance problems could be meds. or as someone said age i am 68

[desperatedan1]

i have a balance problem i can't walk in a straight line or stand on one leg eyes shut or open i was diagnosed with cerabella ataxia also with r/l which was really bad i was on ropinorole but now on gabapentin which since i have been on has been 99/% better and only having to take 1 a day hope this helps

[sandstone]

I can barely stand on 2 legs without any pain and legs giving way, I dare to try only on one leg , , good luck to you all when trying this out but I will give it a miss for fear a trip to A & E would be the end result