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Peripheral neuropathy
Symptoms vary, depending on which types of nerves are affected. Signs and symptoms may include:
Gradual onset of numbness and tingling in your feet which may spread upward into your legs
Going down stairs is tricky when you have knee problems. It hurts.
I have started having this problem due to a combination of a torn meniscus and arthritis. It flared up recently and I couldn't walk down steps normally. I was taking one step at a time.
Knee problems are one of the most common compaints people have and result in approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures performed in the United States annually, a number that is expected to rise exponentially in the next decade as the population ages.
If you have really big feet, they might not totally fit on the stair, so you have to go down kind of with a side-ways step. I'm serious, I'm not trying to make a funny.
When I wore higher heels, and had to take the stairs down to the train, I almost slipped a couple times! Since I didn't want to fall or hold the nasty looking rail, I would take the stairs really slow! Now that I wear much lower heels, it's not as much of an issue or worry.
Age 68.
Lucky.
I make it a point to jog softly down the stairs without holding on. Just lucky. My wife is not quite so fortunate, so when she is with me we discretely hold hands. No one can tell I am actually supporting part of her weight so she can walk down normally. (At least we don't think they can tell)
I fell at home going down the stairs a couple of years ago (I was not hurt), and I have had trouble going down stairs ever since. I tend to turn to the side and step down rather than walk straight down.
OP, if you ever tear or rupture your Achilles tendon, or injure your knee, or throw your back out (all of which can happen at any age), you will find out why so many people have a hard time with stairs.
I've torn both my Achilles tendons, and have really cool matching scars on the backs of both ankles. I'm actually quite proud of them because to me they represent how I've built my body back up and overcome something which was very difficult for me (and can take up to a year to recover from). Since recovering, I've gone hiking in the Alps, ziplining, and walked across many a sand dune...but stairs still are a challenge to me. And believe me, I'm not the slightest bit ashamed or self conscious about it.
If you have really big feet, they might not totally fit on the stair, so you have to go down kind of with a side-ways step. I'm serious, I'm not trying to make a funny.
Good point. I know from experience what you're talking about. Depends on the stairs, but if they're even slightly narrow and your feet are on the large side, the descent can be a bit tricky.
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