I have been falling down about 8 or so times within a period of about 1 1/2 yrs. I also veer to the side when walking straight, left more than right, sometimes fall backwards. I am going to chiropractor for 8-9 mths. lately, bending down to like at an item on bottom shelf in store and when I squat down to floor, I can only get up about 1 foot and I don t have stremgth to push up further, and I fall back, onto my back. Today, this happened in Home Depot, DIY store! Please advice on possibilities of what this could be causing this to happen. I am 61 and always been in good health, a multi tasker etc. Thankyou, Linda
Hello, It is important to perform a careful differential diagnosis between different possible disorders that could lead to falling: - a neurodegenerative disorder- orthostatic hypotension- chronic degeneration of the cervical vertebral column- an inner ear disorder- a cardiac arrhythmia. For this reason, I would recommend first consulting with a neurologist for a physical exam.  Some tests to consider would be: - a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound- a cervical spine X-ray study-thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction.  A Brain MRI and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring may be needed. If all these tests result normal, I would recommend consulting with an ENT specialist and performing labyrinthine tests.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. 