Walking with FND

So let's talk about walking?

Walking with FND can be hard. There are alots of different let's call them Accessories for walking , like canes , crutches , walker immobilizer , braces an so forth even ♿ wheelchairs. Now u might be like these will help me walk an yes they will but trying to walk when things are numb , having spasms or even weakness it makes walking an what walking looks like difficult and different for everyone.

What do u use to help you walk ?

Because FND Causes such a wide variety of symptoms in multiple symptoms can be going on at once it makes it hard to know which thing you need to use using multiple things can be an option as well as using multiple devices you have to be comfortable with being able to use each and every one of these some people might need more help than others and some people may be able to walk easy or normal oh versus other people this is something that varies. Turn me walking is hard because I live in a constant state of pain or paralysis so either I have my immobiliser on because of the pain causing weakness in my leg or am on crutches a cane my will chair and sometimes I have multiple things on at once learning this from a young age has helped me be able to advocate for more now do I think all of these things are accessible to people yes I do you can find most of these at your local Walmart or or other stores hers however they can be pricey and Not everyone can afford the new fancy stuff but they is stuff available to most everyone. however I do think people should be Able to use them and have knowledge about them Able to use them and have knowledge about them, and all of these things are used for different people in for a lot of different reasons not just for walking purposes.

Symptoms

FND patients can experience a wide range and combination of symptoms that are physical, sensory and/or cognitive. The most common include:

Motor dysfunction

• Functional limb weakness/paralysis

• Functional movement disorders; including tremor, spasms (dystonia), jerky movements (myoclonus) and problems walking (gait disorder)

• Functional speech symptoms; including whispering speech (dysphonia), slurred or stuttering speech