Multiple Sclerosis Vlog: MS Walking
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In this video, I teach you exactly what a Neurologist learns when s/he watches you walk. To better understand HOW we learn from your Multiple Sclerosis gait exam, start watching right now!
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That video short had it all! Zit watching, Michael Jackson, huge dog photo bomb and what was the one leg balance of human stand surrounded from seagull shot from?!
I just went outside to skip and walk backwards 🤩
This comment make me LOL! TY L Jones! #StrongerTogether
I believe the clip you're asking about is from Karate Kid.
And the video is fascinating because I could see exactly what it looked like back when I used to walk favoring my left leg. Or I don't remember which side I was favoring, but I know I used to walk like that. In my chair, though, I'm much less funny looking.
And great dog, River looks lovely.
@@jenhalbert3001 yesssss karate kid - thank you!!
@@AaronBosterMD Hello! May I ask you a question? Thanks for your fun videos btw.
The fact you impersonated the dysfunctional walks we get- gives MS’rs who don’t understand a visual to see if exactly what you are talking about. I think seeing always helps when teaching. I always encourage Warriors to video their issues for documentation purposes and yo show the doctor and others . It calms other MS’rs to see the SaMe symptoms they are having- being had by another MS’r ❤️
I’ve had MS for eighteen years, and I have never come across as much valuable information as you provide on your UA-cam channel. Just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You’re awesome (and River, too)!
What medications helped you? Thanks...
I have never been able to skip. I remember, at the age of 6, trying to be like the rest of the girls and failing miserably. Skipping and simple cartwheels were routine milestones I never accomplished.
I could skip in my youth, but as time went on it became impossible for me.
Dr. Booster, you are becoming everybody's Ms Dr. Your name must be mentioned to Evey neurologist in America. When in doubt let's look up one of Dr. Booster video's and see what he says. Thanks to you and your family for what you do.
It's my hope that my channel can help empower, energize and education people impacted by MS. I can't diagnose or treat on the interwebs, but I think education is super important! #WeHaveMS
We need Dr. B! So when my docs PA tells me MS only causes muscle spasms in the legs I can be kind and zip my lips. Knowing he's wrong!
Couple things that have really helped my walking as I transition to SPMS are Ampyra, “the walking pill”, and a great new pair of supportive hikers. What a difference!
I just had my neuro exam Thursday. I'm SPMS and we talked about me starting Ampyra. Did you have any negative side effects?
Greetings Dr. Boster, another informative video. I look forward to these first thing Monday mornings. Great immitations of the different types of walking.
#WeGotThis
Good Monday Morning John! Thank for you the positive feedback! #StrongerTogether
Oh wow. Seeing the spastic gait hit home. That’s me, only on both sides. I’ve often described it as feeling like I’m walking, using my shoulders as the driving force to pull my legs along. It can be exhausting! Thanks for this video. I’d love to see more videos like this, showing what different kinds of “issues” look like. Have a great day, Dr. B!
Thanks for sharing!!
Walking funny is so tiring! I take Ampyra now and it has really helped my walking and strength
Very nicely done. I challenge anyone to park outside of a supermarket and watch people walk out. You will see that a surprisingly high number of people have some sort of gait disorder. With multiple sclerosis, the types of gait disorders are highly varied, but in other conditions, gait can be so distinctive as to allow a "street corner" diagnosis (Huntington's chorea, parkinsonism, spastic biparesis, CIDP ["steppage gait"]), normal pressure hydrocephalus).
I can't walk behind someone anymore without examining their gait mechanics! Not intentional at all!
@@AaronBosterMDoccupational hazard haha. 😊
Hey Dr Aaron
You had me at “skip!”
Love love love dis video!
I don’t know how you do it.
Being a doctor balancing family life and a brand new practice and ur ms village ! :)
- It felt like where in clinic taking directions.. for a exam test.. but so different.. so enlighten thx u
Here’s an Ex:
as in the medical field
it must be so structured,so routine.. just as I truely believe in this channel that same structure existed..
-maybe it’s part of the why, to the Boster, and the why to the village that tags behind you.
It’s educated,
well thought out,
and structured in a way that we know what we’re going to get if we watch one of your videos
It can be trusted
But in a silly way it’s spontaneous somehow if that makes sense
-This video I loved so much because it wasent at all the normal Boster video it was kind like you stripped away the “structured “part of the Boster video and made it closer to the Boster that oh wait let’s remind our selfs he’s the doctor ! not an actor and it was such a reminder ur more like us then we may realize
Umm awesome of course :)
Lol
I appreciated how u merged the two ways u could have done this video in to the doctor being “the subject or patient “ but, instead the doctor merging as kinda “one whole” like the “doctor and patient” to show example
As I truely loved this video I’d like to see more like it but not to take away from ur normal content both I found wonderful
The bosterms
Style is magnificent also
Sincerely
Cynthia
Divine
God bless.
(right now in life i don’t find much joy in anything
So. I will thx u for changing that even if it was for a few moments in a silly but educational Boster video :)
So much of this felt like it hit home with me, while also feeling like 90% of this was something I never received in my neurological exam when there first were concerns about MS. Thank you for helping understand better what people around me have observed about my gait.
Great video 👍 I used to jump rope before I got ms nearly 3 years ago. Now I'm a cross between footdrop and uncoordinated at times. I dream I still skip which makes me feel happy and appreciated I could do it.
CHICKEN! I saw a chicken! I had a pretty bad relapse 15 months ago. I had to learn to stand, trusting that my muscles would support me, and how to walk again. Nuroplasticity! It’s amazing how many motions you go through to take a step. I had a second relapse seven months after the first that affected my other leg. It was much easier to regain mobility because I had done the entire series of exercises/workouts on both legs. I’m just thankful I can walk :-) I did not return to baseline, For example, I can’t push up to get off the floor if I fall. But because of the big V, I have not gone back to physical therapy. But I’ll keep working, that’s for sure! Thanks for your informative video and for letting your puppy photo bomb it!
So much appreciate your posting the link for us to watch! Thank you!
You bet!
Fantastic video, Dr B. Informative and creative. Your demonstrations are spot on. Thx to your wife also. I'm sure she's involved in bringing this video to live. And of course yeah for River's cameo. Be well and please continue with all you do for our village. DENEEN :))
Thank you kindly!
Hi Dr. B, I really appreciate this topic! Walking is so difficult for me, it takes soooo much energy to walk, both physically and mentally. I recently was recommended to use forearm crutches by my neuro physical therapist. They are very helpful. Thanks for all you do and have a great day😊
TY L W, and TY for sharing with us! #StrongerTogether
Have you tried Ampyra?!
It is making such a difference with my walking I love it
Very informative Dr. Boster! Thank you for sharing. Also....legit LOL'd at "Stop staring at my zit!".
Me too! Didn’t even notice it till he pointed it out!
it was HUGE!! LOL
Thank you so much for these videos. Doing all I can to learn & understand my sister whose PPMS is really beginning to progress...
You are so welcome!
Haha I didn't notice the zit til you pointed it out! Now I have to rewind 🙃 what I missed.
ha!
Wow Dr B you do a great impression on how I walk 🤪😂😂😂. I can honestly say from my own experiences of having MS coming up on 2 years this April , the only thing right now that kicks my @$$ with having the disease is the walking & the leg pain and my balance.
Good morning sir! It's another great day and I thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us! Please have a wonderful week and enjoy:)
Will do!
I did not notice the zit until you mentioned it. With or without a zit, Dr B, you are da man. You help us so much with your wonderful videos. Thank you so much.
Dear Aaron, thanks fo this video! Well, I skipped the last time with my children when they were really young, must be 25 years ago. I cannot stand on my left leg, I walk like drunk without my cane or walker , I can't do the tandem walk without holding on to someone's hand, I cannot walk backwards without assistance of someone holding both of my hands standing in front of me while I am trying to set one foot behind the other. Sounds awful and it is! I love your "puppy" photobombing the video! He is such a giant baby! give him some extra cuddles from me, will you? Have a great weekend! best regards from Germany, Britta
Thank You Dr. Boster. We appreciate your informative videos! Have a GREAT DAY!
Thanks, you too!
Thanks Dr. B
Most welcome!
thanks Dr. i frequently walk like I'm drunk, or it looks like I'm really tired even if it's the first thing in the morning. found you on reddit .
Excellent content! I have watched this video multiple times and learn something new each time! Appreciate your insight and guidance. Thank you!
You asked if any watching this remembers the last moment they skipped? That memory remains as a child, but I do remember the last time I ran, adult and as yet, unaware of what was in my very near future. So, oddly I was chasing a runaway autumn pumpkin down the street as it bounced in and out of the gutter without once breaking apart! I intended to gain custody of it, so it wouldn't end up tossed apart on my driveway but mischief makers of Halloween. Mind you, that was a good 50-yard run, and there I was, threatening a giant rolling pumpkin with a destiny that involved pureeing it into a bowl. Did I retrieve it? Yes! Whilst my spouse and our BFFs stood on the small rise above me, laughing so hard they could barely stand up. But, yes that's my hardcore memory of that last fine moment. Dr. B, thanks for showing us how it looks when our brain calls in sick for the day. If there is anything positive from this entire mess, it is that we are at least teaching you docs how it really feels? In turn you give us your energy, education, and empathy. Thanks, Florida 1221
This was awesome - thank you! I have PPMS and remember doing these tests way back when. I can no longer walk independently. I wall walk at home and use a walker or wheelchair outside, depending on distance. I used to look very drunk when I walked!
TY for sharing your experience with us Danielle! #StrongerTogether
Hi Dr. B, Thank you for talking about this subject. I have always wondered 🤔 the meaning to these tests. I appreciate 🙏 the insight. Jeni- South Dakota
You are very welcome
Thank you for the visual it was needed. Your amazing❤
You are so welcome
Holy smoke Dr B - that was amazing - well you know me now - are your chicken available? I have a taste for some rotisserie chicken right now after seeing them in the background👍👍🥴
Nope nope....can’t skip,.
Awesome video- sharing.
#StrongerTogether
I've had all those problems with my gait. Walking backwards or skipping you're funny. The most frustrating is ataxic gait when trying to walk straight and your body takes the long way. Sometimes resting or concentrating help.
My left foot has ALWAYS been like that. My mum took me to a surgeon as a baby who said I'd grow out of it. Many years later I was diagnosed with hypermobility. Physio on the NHS really helped after I moved to the UK, and I've been able to run since my early 30s. I have some stiffness in my right leg now and a tendency to swing it. I fell on my coccyx during a trail run in November and didn't get an x-ray but it was clearly either fractured or bruised. Felt recovered from that by June but since then have struggled with proximal hamstring tendinopathy - another legacy of my hypermobility. So I don't think any of my gait symptoms are to do with MS. I've now engaged a team of professionals to help me work towards qualifying for London Marathon. My last London was a disaster and that WAS MS-related - I had double vision.
Informative but taken aback by your thumbnail. How do you think Egyptians walk? What racial stereotypes are you implying?
I love that yr silly & informative!
Thank you!
Thank you, Dr. Boster!
You bet!
I was diagnosed in june and Ive done these tests a lot in such a short time 🤣🤣 I feel funny I never know if I “pass” i gotta start asking more questions
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks for doing the walk examples. Liked seeing River but wish you got back to do foot drop. I feel limpy when I get tired. Should set up to video me to see what I look like .
I'll share that walk in an upcoming video (already loaded) coming out in a few weeks :)
Dr B I couldn’t help but stare😬 mask-me? Lol
It was huge! LOL
I would give anything to get my pre-MS gait back
Weak leg, Spine twisted, gait skewed... 🤨
Go for camel milk 3 times daily make it your daily routine 200 ml
Thank you. I've just found your extremely informative videos and I now know why I feel like a performing monkey when I do my tests.
you bring up such a good point. Neurologist spend years doing the neuro exam over and over and over and take for granted WHY it's done. We are not taught to explain the exam to the patient.
I have a lot of gait issues that are intermittent. The ataxia when I'm tried or just woken up I cannot walk in a straight line I bounce off things. I also have intermittent core issues. Where sometimes I can sit up straight with no issues other times my body just falls backwards suddenly. this happens all over my body randomly but the most amusing one is in sitting fine then flop.(it's definitely dangerous when I'm standing and suddenly I crumple because of it).
Also looking at the one where your foot was landing side first. That's my normal. And has been since I was a kid. They diagnosed me with talipes as far as I'm aware (I had plenty of black eyes as a kid let me tell you). It's all soo confusing.
I've always had a waddle thanks to something to do with my knees and hips (and the way my feet land on the ground). I was soo young when they tested for it and all they ever said was don't kneel or sit with legs in a basket (I've learnt over the years my left hip likes to partially or fully dislocate if I do this for any length of time. But unsure in the knees).
We were discussing it just yesterday cause I really want to know if it was just a doctor being careful or if they did find anything.
This makes me want to know more now. Haha
I'm all of those walks but mainly the first one. Guess time to do research on cerebellum structure
I was asked if I had been drinking while at work due to ataxic gait while I had optic neuritis (yet again). Thank you for the break down (and the giggles). We're all very lucky to have these videos! And I did NOT stare at anything except the chicken... 😉
ha! that thing was HUGE!
That was an awesome photo bomb! Up until about 5 years ago I walked on my tip toes. It even learned to walk that way. went to physical therapy for my legs and the tip toe walking was one of the first things they addressed. I don't know if it means anything or not but I often wonder. Even as a small child I remember not being able to sleep because of restless legs. I would cry myself to sleep at night. The same doctors who thought I was going to be a midget and sent me for tons of testing for it said it was growing pains. I see my neurologist this week. I think I will ask him about my gait.
TY for sharing and I"m glad you'll chat with your Neurologist about it, hopefully a good conversation!
I do these tests every few months 😅I record them or ask my husband to watch the movements.
My doctor usually asks me to do the gait exam and the soldier pose.
I love River. I appreciate your videos and learn sooo much! Also I didn’t notice your pimple, I was focused on ya chicken, lol. Thank you again Dr. Boster! From Salem, Massachusetts
Can you do these “walking tests” as daily exercise to help brain plasticity/Neuro pathways?
Rookie mistake: Trying to hop on one foot without the safety of a walker. Fell flat in my bottom in front of everyone I work with. Laughter is king!
❌ high heels or dancing in public for this lady💃w/ MS
Ditto Cy D.
But, I often dance in public - little side steps/dance moves to correct my balance!
Thanks for this. I'd observe my neurological exams, but I always wonder what it actually meant. I always fail the Tandem Gait after my first year with MS. When I'm not conscious of how I walk, I would actually drag my whole left leg. Ataxia is just my regular thing now. When I walk, my physiotherapist told me that my toes pointed inwards when I walk. So when she asks me to take a casual stroll, she'll always be ready to catch me before I fall. I've been using the forearm crutch to help since last year when the weakness worsened in the left side of my body.
Oh I have a horrible time with balance.
I have to mentally force going up and down stairs. The stairs are public enemy one. I have fallen a time or two
Thanks Dr. B! I get a timed walk down a long hall by the person checking me when I have an appointment and the. do a short walk (6’) in the exam room with my neurologist . Is this enough? It feels as though the short walk might not be enough.
It depends on what exactly the Neurologist is looking for.
Thank you kind sir 💙
You are very welcome
I always feel so goofy during these! Thanks for giving me a visual to distract me next time!!
Shae Wilkinson your welcome
What about when gait problems aren’t all neuro-related?
Severe arthritis in my left knee, a double fusion in my right foot and problematic right knee replacement all complicate mine.
Cute puppy.
I try to skip and hope on one foot 🦶 but I have no balance ⚖️ and coordination in my body so struggle all my life just to walk
What about shuffle walking? I cant even pick my feet up off the ground to take a regular step.. im waiting on MRI appointment
I definitely have the ataxic gait. Sucks :/
i wish my nero did more of the things you do mine i feel is living it up in paridise and is over worked even though he is a ms speculist and had his own practice in colorado he is very quick to get me out and barely dose any nero side exame even the walking test he only dose in the small room and sometimes my spastic gait and weak ness dosent get noticeable till I'm walking longer ...... just seeing some of the stuff you shown i would deff not enable to do ealzy and it just makes me so sad that this ms speulist is so dismissive of me and even says he wont worry about me till I'm over 10 lisons ...... your videos make me realize how much bias can effect a neros willingness to look deeper ..... into my ms and nero symptoms like my gait as its been the hardest issue ....... my question if you can answer or even make a video about it is with gait issues with spastisty is it possible for both legs to be so spastic it messes with the gait even with mild lison burden ........ and is it common for ms spastisty to sometimes get worse as you walk ...... i know that's my issue as i finally got some feeling back and noticed I'm pushing off and landing a lot more on my toes cuz of my spastic gait the worse is the side muscles and upper thigh muscles and hips that's just contract at different moments in the stride
I was diagnosed with MS 2 months ago- I have severe leg spasticity & pain and have been on crutches for 9 years. Also balance issues. How do I find a Dr. who will do a complete walking assessment like the one on this video? I really need that and the MS center I was sent to did not mention that.
I've done these tests a lot lol
I have a left foot drop and it is getting weaker every month.. I always feel tingling or pinching sensation on that left leg anterior compartment. Is that one of the symptoms? Thanks in advance
Could u do a video on tips to improve your gait? Like strength exercises or drills? I notice after I go swimming - even for just 5 minutes it somehow strengthens my legs and makes me able to walk better for a while. Even if right before the swim I could barely stand.
here is a playlist with 7 videos on that topic Hank: ua-cam.com/video/jFMCUA0igu4/v-deo.html
Aaron Boster MD wow. Thank you very very much.
This makes me wonder how much my numb stiff arm affects my balance...
I would love to meet you but I live in a suburb of Chicago
Do you have a video on what to do to fix all of these issues I have many of them
No matter how I try I can get up with no arms it’s very difficult
I have all those gait problems on my right side. It just keeps getting worse no matter what. I can only hobble a few blocks with my cane and then my arm and cane basically become my right leg because the leg loses control completely and I have to drag it along. It's the worst thing so far that bothers me with MS. So, is there anytinhg that can be done to help with that? I'm waiting to see if my medication might help. My neurologist and nurses think so but I think they are just hoping my MS suddenly goes away on its own. So I recently finished my second round of Mavenclad for the first year ot treatment (2 years) about two weeks ago, doing physio and good diet, but I haven't felt any better to be honest. Maybe it takes a bit longer to notice effects. I don't know.
Hello Dr. I dnt have energy to walk, pl reply
I can't do most of this stuff. 😂
What do you suggest for this problem? I'm having trouble with my gate and I pretty much deal with it on my own despite only be sent pt once when I first gotten diagnosed. And another time when my ability to function Norma was questioned by disability.
My neurologist has never, not even once, done any type of neurological testing on me. What should I do?
Thank you, Donna from Illinois
ua-cam.com/video/XeO1FWQRiDE/v-deo.html
Doc, do your patient's walk barefoot or perform with shoes on or off during exams? As a patient, I take my shoes off. My shoes add to my stability and grip and I usually don't walk in shoes around the house. Just a thought. Keep up the good work! -MonSter Slayer
It's important to examine the person barefoot for the reasons you have provided. I totally agree with you!
Hi Christine,
Great comment. However, I find shoes and socks sometimes confuse my feet. So, my walk is really weird for the first minute or two after I put them on.
I hope you get this question doc, but why can I walk up stairs but have problems walking down them?
Mr. Boster What if when a person walks He/She has a combination of all those gaits?
I have rrms and I'm struggling to walk as it's very very painful all the time it's only on my right side as anything to do with my ms is my always on my right I'm just wondering if it could be ms related and what i could do to help with the pain
Hi Doc B! I loved this video...I have the spasticity of left leg and some times spasticity of leg and arm. I don't understand why some times I'm ok to walk, some times only the leg is affected and some times leg and arm. Most of the time it's after a 2-6 minute walk outside. I have it in the house at times but I'm assuming since i don't walk a lot in my house it doesn't happen as often. But so confused as to why I'm walking "good" until that 2-6 minute time frame??? I only have 1 lesion and a positive LP...all symptoms keep going down hill. Some say if you only have 1 lesion you can't have MS???
I'm afraid I'd need to do a proper full evaluation before I could comment intelligently Kimbery
@@AaronBosterMD I appreciate that, if I was in OHIO I would make the appointment. Another MRI today showed that I have adhesive Arachnoiditis
(Karate Kid 😉) But I have a question: Do neurologists take into consideration when a person has some of these symptoms, some of the time?
Yes most certainly
stop staring at my zit XD
it was enormous!
Always very interesting, but that noisy intro...?? I almost turn the video of to watch a next one, but they all have this irritating intro... Is that what MSers like: loud noises?
I walk like a drunk mangled chicken.😭
The past 3 years....
Waiting on spine fusion surgery.
Hoping that helps a lot.
Still gonna walk funny from the neurological stuff, me thinks.
Gotta laugh about it or I'll lose my mind.🫣🤣