Shuffling gait

No connection

by Good Dog - 2016-10-02 09:08:30

I am certainly not qualified to be able to tell you anything with certainty. However, I cannot think of any connection. If I were you I'd get a more thorough explanation from your Doc or a 2nd opinion. There may be some reason other than parkinsons, but it would be important to know and understand why you are shuffling. It may just be something simple, but again, you need to know.

pacing

by Tracey_E - 2016-10-02 09:43:48

All the pacer can do is make your heart go faster when it is too slow. So, if it's not affected by heart rate, it has nothing to do with the pacer. 

Back or Spine related?

by Grateful Heart - 2016-10-02 10:27:47

The spine controls all the nerves in your body and it certainly can affect walking.

Speak to your doctor.  Maybe see a spine doctor.

Good luck.

Grateful Heart   

Depends

by Cabg Patch - 2016-10-02 13:36:45

Depends where they inserted your PM. 

Go Google...

by donr - 2016-10-02 21:09:10

..."Drop Foot" & see what comes up - Does it match what is happening to you?   Parkinsons dfoes not advance to the shuffling gait so suddenly.

Grateful Heart is probably correct, as is Sparrow.  you need to see a neurtologist aBOUT THIS.

DONR

Fatigue and weakness

by Artist - 2016-10-02 22:43:02

I have boughts of feeling fatigued and weak partially caused by the side effects of the Sotalol that was prescribed to treat my afib. When that side effect is combined with inadequate sleep, stress and afib I find myself taking short, shuffling steps because I am so unsteady on my feet. I hope to be taken off Sotalol in  few weeks when I have an appointment with my EP. I hope that your doctor can help find the cause or causes for your unsteady walk.