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What Causes Leg Weakness And Difficulty In Walking In An Elderly Person?
My mother is 89. Last Monday she tried to get out of bed could not walk, both of her feet very sore....too painful to even touch the floor. She fell... now she s in the hospital and the drs don t know what the problem is with her feet. Her feet are some better but now she is too weak to walk.
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
exclude diabetes.might have developed peripheral neurites her age is on higher side. general investigation is to be done with blood stool , urine routine examination. any problem detected to be treated.
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