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Elderly Mother Unable To Walk After Fall Down

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Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

My mother fell down four steps . Nothing seems broken as she can walk but today developed chills and fever . Can this be related to the fall? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sudhir MD

I fell down three large steps onto concrete, landing on my right knee and hand. My knee became very bruised. Three weeks later there is still the remains of a bruise and my knee is still quite painful to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ravi Soni MD

My mother is nearly 80 and recently has been prescribed tancodep for depression . But after that she is afraid to walk using the walker, bends her legs when we try to get her to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravi Soni ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.    Albana Sejdini MD

My not elderly mother slipped down stairs on Monday. She did not hit her head or even bump it. She basically slid down the last few stairs on her butt. Tuesday morning she had stomach cramps and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

thigh and down to her foot. She cannot walk without her walker now, and still experiences the pain which ...My Mother fell on her back and was taken to ER by paramedics. She was checked... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.   Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

My mother in law has recently had a fall which since then has resulted in several more falls in quicker succession; and is now unable to move her legs when trying to stand up or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

hi, i am trying to help my elderly mother walk again. The rehab unit of hospital sent her home ... harness). What can i do to get mum to walk. She is so scared and keeps... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Divakara MD

Hi, today I witnessed my elderly father(80 years old) suddenly find it difficult to walk. He could not seem to move his legs . My mother had to help him sit in his wheelchair and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Srikanth Reddy MD

forgetting newly given information .....yesterday i took her to the hospital because she couldn t walk and ... she began to walk again... however the same thing happened again this morning any... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Praveen Jeyapathy MD

just curious what might cause an elderly person to fall down a lot. He is diabetic and on HBP meds. He ...My father is 82 years old. I was just speaking with my mother. She said that he... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy ( Diabetologist)