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Can You Do This?

ECBG — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:57:25 GMT

A test I took in a doctor's office, made me wonder how many women can do the second part!

Stand bare footed and straight on a plain floor.

1. Come forward on your toes.

2. Return to flat.

Can you raise the front of both feet standing on the back of your heel?

I can't do #2; I don't think I ever have.

Re: Can You Do This?

4kitties — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:00:41 GMT

I just tried it. Yes I can. 🤣🤣

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Sooner — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:01:15 GMT

I had to try it. No problem. Is it a sign?????

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BirkiLady — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:44:13 GMT

Yes, I can do it easily. Why did your physician ask you to do this? If this is to test balance, at times mine is problematic!

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NicksmomESQ — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:09:42 GMT

Yes,easily.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:17:13 GMT

I can do it but I'm wobbly. Walking on my heels is no problem though.

What's the point? No one does that under normal circumstances.

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GingerHead — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:15:14 GMT

Yes

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Jk9 — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:32:27 GMT

Yes I can. I did it last as part of a neurological assessment of my meningeoma. I think it would be used in assessing a lot of medical issues.

@SilleeMee It was part of assessing my balance, movements and ability to follow directions, etc.

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catter70 — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:25:27 GMT

Not real well, just for a couple seconds.

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ECBG — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:26:39 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
I had to try it. No problem. Is it a sign?????

@Sooner

I may have a spine or other issue.

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spumoni99 — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:40:57 GMT

Yes I can. My bootcamp instructor has us do a lot of exercizes to help with balance etc that can suffer as we age, one of them is to do the second one several times.

I have an old injury from a bad break in my foot so I try to make sure to do these exercizes so I dont lose balance

Re: Can You Do This?

Spacrazy — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:57:12 GMT

@ECBG : Hope everything turns out for the best for you.

Sending good thoughts your way...

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Icegoddess — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:09:19 GMT

I can do it, but can't hold it for long. It also exacerbates my sciatica.

I have a balance exercise I do at the gym. Go into Arabesque position on one leg (think airplane) except with my hands behind my back. I do that one leg at a time and hold for 5 seconds. On the 5th time each leg, I bring both my free leg and my arms around to the front as I bend my supprorting leg knee until I'm all the way down and holding my free leg out in front of me. Basically, it's a camel spin position into a sit spin position if you know skating terms, but it's actually easier doing it spinning than it is from a static position, or at least the sitting part is. I never had a great camel spin.

I once had someone at the gym see me do this and ask me did I know how hard it was to do that. Well, yes, I do. I had to work into it.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:15:06 GMT

It's strange that I can't stand on my heels without being wobbly b/c otherwise I'm very good with my balance. I have never fallen b/c of balance issues or anything else for that matter. What gives??

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ECBG — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:34:41 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
It's strange that I can't stand on my heels without being wobbly b/c otherwise I'm very good with my balance. I have never fallen b/c of balance issues or anything else for that matter. What gives??

@SilleeMee

I was sent to a neurologist after developing arthritis in my left hand. He checked me very well, tested reactions, and I need a spine MRI, and several other tests after the 6 half tubes and 1 full of blood today.

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layla2450 — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:56:46 GMT

YES - no problem.

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on the bay — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:08:23 GMT

@ECBG,

It is good he is being thorough.

I hope they will find a way to help!

Not fun to be in constant pain

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ECBG — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:27:10 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
@ECBG,
It is good he is being thorough.
I hope they will find a way to help!
Not fun to be in constant pain

@on the bay

Thank you my Dear. No pain but there may be an issue.

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4kitties — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:09:17 GMT

@ECBG

I hope you will get good results from your testing. Wishing you all the best.

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Lucky Charm — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:21:28 GMT

My husband just told me that if you can go from a sitting position to standing up using only one leg--that's a good thing.

Well I tried an tried and it seemed impossible and I was bummed. (He can't do it either.)

But I tried it from my bed which is higher than the couch or a dining room chair and I was able to do it.

They say a good test is to see if you can get up from the floor without holding onto something to help you up. It can hurt my knees, if I get up that way, but I can do it.