3. Difficulty Walking Steadily
Moving on from the above point, it is worth noting that whilst the weakness may start in the legs, it can usually be expected to affect the upper body, slowly but surely. Weakness in the legs will obviously affect a person’s stride, gait and walking style, but so too can weaknesses in the upper body. The extra work that the abdominal muscles have to do to keep the body moving efficiently can mean that any traveling of the weakness up the body, makes walking steadily increasingly difficult.
The subtle movements that our muscles make in hidden combinations with each other are the ones we miss most when they’re gone. The first time that some people become aware that certain muscles in their body even exist, for instance, is when they learn that they are not functioning properly, due to the emergence of a symptom just as beginning to look unsteady on their feet.