Walking at about a 45 degree angle

CareBear81

My mom started walking around maybe 2 months ago with her back bend at at 45 degree angle. I know there is such thing is muscle weakness and that it happens gradually but this just happened all at once. When we try to straighten her up she's not in pain. I don't know if this is a habit or if she's really walking like that now. Is there anything out there to help straighten her back? She's late-stage Alzheimer's

M1

CareBear, you might want to Google Pisa syndrome.  It can be spinal motor weakness related to the underlying disease and/or sometimes related to meds.

CareBear81

Thanks!

Jane Smith

Care Bear, if nobody has said it already, welcome to the forum. I’m sorry you need to be here. 

My mother leans like this when walking, when her orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure problem very very common in persons with dementia) is not under control and/or her medications need to be checked and possibly adjusted.

CareBear81

Thank you. I don't like that I have to be here but I got tired of asking questions over and over in my head with no answers. So here I am.