Avoid Wall Walking: How to Avoid Wall & Furniture Walking

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2 ай бұрын

Avoiding wall walking & furniture walking is an important detail when it comes to improving your walking! This might be a topic or a phrase that you've heard of before, or maybe this is your first time hearing it, but wall walking and/or furniture walking is very common in the PT world. So today, I'm going to break down why this wall walking is happening, why it's not ideal, and a few different strategies on how to avoid it!
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@sofyy86 2 ай бұрын

My balance is so off. A definite wall walker here

@kimladd5100 2 ай бұрын

Me, too

@june-uni 2 ай бұрын

Same here👋

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You're definitely not alone!

@Lorrieonline 2 ай бұрын

Another challenge is hugging hello and goodbye.

@saras2302 2 ай бұрын

This is 100% me. I am definitely a wall walker.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You are definitely not alone!

@DTae202 2 ай бұрын

I’m not only a wall walker/furniture walker, I’m a Slow walker😅. Slow motion better than no motion✌🏾

@terasmith4134 2 ай бұрын

Yes slow mo

@pamxer3458 2 ай бұрын

So true that siow walking is better than no walking. I have to remember that when I am tired of struggling! Thanks

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@stupud818 2 ай бұрын

Me and walls go way back! I love walls

@user-jl2je6yf4h 2 ай бұрын

Find myself watching Gretchen not for all the information and knowledge shared , but the positivity and smile that's very contagious . ~much obliged madam . =]

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the continued support!

@johnl4421 2 ай бұрын

I prefer the term Furniture/Wall Surfing.

@IOSAShorts 2 ай бұрын

Dr. Gretchen Hawley PT, DPT, MSCS, You're amazing! I hit the like button as soon as I saw it!

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your support! I'm so happy to share informative content!

@marylightfoot4817 2 ай бұрын

A furniture and wall walker here. 🤪

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing!

@jackiecauthron-schafer9554 2 ай бұрын

I walk and furniture walk in my home. Recently I have started to use a cane when I feel dizzy. I mostly use a mobility scooter when I go out except on good days. I don't have MS, but ME/CFS, but I find a lot of your advice is helpful with my issues. Thank you! If you know anyone who treats my condition as a physical therapist, please encourage them to make videos. It would be so nice to have someone who really understands the complications of ME/CFS and Long Covid who encourages using aids to make life more bearable.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that this content is helpful for you! At this time, I do not know of someone to recommend, but I appreciate your continued support!

@kellyho7557 2 ай бұрын

Yes, with my MS a furniture walker 😮

@bartfortytwo5357 2 ай бұрын

In my house I walk from wall to chair to door to couch, in other places I use walking canes. Thank you for this video

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@ScottLititz 2 ай бұрын

I touch anything I encounter. Need the assurance on my balance. My wife now calls me Monk.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I hope the exercises and tips on my page can be helpful in feeling more stable!

@ernestreid9296 2 ай бұрын

If you wonder weather you furniture hop or wall walk. Look at your door trim. If you see hand prints and grease marks. You wall walk. I didn't realize how bad I was till I was scrubbing the paint. I have been getting out of the habit. My trim looks better.😃

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

@techshabby0001 2 ай бұрын

I literally practice getting around by feel in case I go blind. I don't know when it started but I've done it most of my life. At night, I leave the lights off for the same reason. I've always felt safer at night, due to a violent ages 1-20 years

@user-ck8rs7li3k 2 ай бұрын

Have had MS for years, 73 now, so wall /furniture walking so I didn't use my cane in home. Outside I always used my cane only I think. Now since knee surgery and put in nursing home for rehab for 2 months. Walked in but couldn't walk out. Now learning to walk again with walker. Enjoy your videos and got your book. You are helping me so much especially since insurance has delayed continuing my PT.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that the content shared here, as well as in the book, is proving to be helpful in your recovery from knee surgery and beyond! You got this!!

@scores718 Ай бұрын

Or crawl, since I live alone, just want to be safe. Last year cracked rib. Just turning around slowly in kitchen. Couldnt grab counter in time.

@vahid-T 2 ай бұрын

In fact I use my left hand to hold different thing that my left elbow is hurting until now I didn’t know why but you open my eyes 👀

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad this was helpful!

@stevewagstaff9300 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Gretchen. So much good information.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video!

@mamathakr7462 2 ай бұрын

Avoiding crowds and wall walking is safe and best ( doing it since past five years after diagnosed with brain tb). I find exercise doesn't help very much. But thanks for your encouraging videos.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing your experience & support on the videos!

@luisgarcia152 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are greatly appreciated!

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Happy to share!

@EvenSoItIsWell 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks for the tips!

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Always happy to share☺️

@farhadnadjm1034 2 ай бұрын

Really helpful. I do it. Very aware of it. Great to hear this. Thank you, always.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@valuvalbates9618 2 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Happy to share!

@robertagrace2363 2 ай бұрын

Me, too! Walk n furniture walker in the house.

@david-stewart 2 ай бұрын

I like the turning head whilst walking exercise 😊✌️

@kathleendonahue5955 2 ай бұрын

I have done that for at least the past 10 years maybe 15 I diagnosed myself 21 years ago. My balance has been bad for a very long time. Numbness and tingling where first symptoms. I did fall during 20/20 due to balance and my arm never healed properly. Now I am even worse than before my break.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear of your break! I appreciate you sharing your experience!

@lisanelson9392 2 ай бұрын

I always called it wall surfing. Thank you so much for this information

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@patsymurray1694 2 ай бұрын

It's better then ending up in A&E touching the wall,a stick is no good for balance.

@jude4896 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video! I have been working with a MSCS in weekly hour per week at their gym. Everything you describe holding wall waking especially at night, waking wp at night to go to the bathroom. Or bringing something upstairs on down. I use my elbows to stabilize myself because my hand(s) with something on them. Thank you for sharing!

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Happy to share helpful information!

@shierahall2686 2 ай бұрын

I have cerebellar ataxia and wall walking is a way i walk safely around the home.

@rhondadodson7397 2 ай бұрын

All of this describes me!!!

@WVislandia 2 ай бұрын

I wall walk when I reach the top corner of my street and see the pavement going unevenly towards the right. I tell myself every time that I should ignore that it is uneven and try to walk away from the wall but my timidity gets the better of me. I also fence walk at a corner if I have been descending down my street - I don't seem to fence walk the same corner as often if ascending. This tells me that it is insecurity with my balance and to try the exercises mentioned in my home.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You got this!!

@sidemenxix3223 2 ай бұрын

Luv your content! Two things… I have been working the gluteus medius and I’m so much more stable. I saw a video where they showed babies walking without falling after they gave them something to hold in both hands. I tried it and it helped.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

That's awesome!! Thank you for sharing!

@kimeaton202 2 ай бұрын

Guilty as charged! My balance has been more than out of whack lately since I've been fighting off this sickness/virus I contracted last week. My symptoms are going crazy right now!😮

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I hope that the exercises on my page for balance can be helpful for you, and that you feel better quickly!!

@denisecreekmore 2 ай бұрын

🦋 I have lhermittes along with migraine issues 🦋 when I have electric jolts I have blinding lights in eyes so I either hold wall or stand still until I can see.

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Using a wall or furniture when that happens is important! However, this is referring to wall or furniture touching at all times while moving throughout your home or building☺️

@Damien_D1977 2 ай бұрын

I have to use a cane and my semi to walk so I don't fall over... wish there was a cure for all this. 🧡

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing! You are definitely not alone.

@BeckyRogers-nn3so 2 ай бұрын

I have numbness in my left leg. My foot "stops" not drops. Doesn't move while attempting to walk. Wall walking to catch from falling. Will try balancing exercises

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

You got this!!

@anneliesed Ай бұрын

I use walls or furniture if I can't use my rollator. And I was always aware I was a wall/furniture before the rollator. Alas.

@anneliesed Ай бұрын

I now notice that I feel very vulnerable walking in open spaces and am safer walking along perimeters even with the rollator.

@DoctorGretchenHawley Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I hope that the tips and strategies shared can help you feel more stable and secure in your walking!

@charlesmarshall8731 Ай бұрын

Good video , but to maintain interest & the main reason for watching the video you need to demo some of the key exercises, not refer to other videos or lists - trust this is helpful feedback 😊

@DoctorGretchenHawley Ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, but as this was a podcast recording (ie. not originally a visual learning tool) demonstrating wouldn't have given the intended effect. However, there are many other videos on my page where demonstration is included! I hope you enjoy them!

@shubhanshisingh5071 2 ай бұрын

I am wall walker too. How to get rid of this ????

@karenbudnick Ай бұрын

Definitely wall-walking for lack of balance and strength. Dx'd almost 40 years ago.

@scores718 Ай бұрын

Hi karen. I was dx'd about 36 yrs ago 77f contact for mutual support? Ty

@DoctorGretchenHawley Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@terasmith4134 2 ай бұрын

I'm all of that...😂

@user-td6cw8lz2l 2 ай бұрын

In my home I am a wall and furniture walker. When I am at work or put in public I use my cane

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

I hope you found this video resourceful☺️

@annakrol4544 2 ай бұрын

What if I use a crutch and FES for my foot drop but it doesn't make me feel safe while walking outside? I've got serious vertigo and crossing a street and looking both ways for emerging cars makes me extra unstable :(

@DoctorGretchenHawley 2 ай бұрын

Great question - I actually have some exercises for vertigo on my page that you might find helpful! If you use the Search option (magnifying glass) and type in "vertigo" they will pop right up!☺️