Why when walking staggers, instability, dizziness: possible causes and treatment of a shaky slow gait. How to get rid of a shaky, uncertain gait: medicine, vestibular gymnastics. What causes these symptoms

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Hello. I am 24 years old, male gender. this moment they are worried about: dizziness (unsteadiness when walking or when standing), objects do not rotate around, only staggers like in a boat, some slight fog in the head, increased nervous tension, tension in the legs (not always). This all happens when it starts to stagger, staggers not constantly, mostly on the street or outside the house, it happens when I wake up, but it goes away in 20-30 minutes. This condition has been going on for 1.5 months. Since childhood, I have scoliosis and VSD (sweating, cold extremities). After nervous breakdown 6 years ago (a relative died), tachycardia appeared, at the beginning it was strong, then. A year later it already decreased and I got used to it, as well as pain in the heart area. load and everything was normal there, only a slight tachycardia + donated blood for thyroid hormones (normal). The doctor set the VSD. I gradually got used to it, then I went to the army. but after a couple of minutes they passed. I thought that it was from the VSD and did not attach any importance to this and everything was fine. In that year, in March I got poisoned or it was an intestinal flu (the doctor didn’t really figure it out), prescribed me antibiotics and bifidobacteria and everything seemed to go away, but the problems with the gastrointestinal tract remained (unstable stools, flatulence, rumbling) and there are still problems with the gastrointestinal tract. I went to gastroenterologist, but they didn’t find anything there and they diagnosed dysbacteriosis and IBS. In May, I got a cold in my neck, my neck ached and my muscles pulled, daily pressing. , now they practically do not bother, they happen, but rarely. At the end of September, my back ached, the thoracic spine, I took an x-ray, they found an S-shaped scoliosis, the initial manifestations of osteochondrosis. After a couple of weeks, my back began to go away and now it doesn’t hurt all the time, but sometimes it doesn’t hurt at all, but these dizzinesses appeared - reeling. Examinations that I underwent from March 2012 to the present: X-ray of the neck - initial signs osteochondrosis (May 2012) Gastroscopy + Helicobacter test- gastroduodenitis and Helicobacter ++ - treated with antibiotics (May 2012) Capprogram-norm General and complete biochemical analysis blood is normal, bilirubin is slightly elevated (possibly from drugs) (June 2012) General analysis passed 3 times this year tests for HIV, hepatitis, sexual infections and latent sexual infections - negative (June 2012) Ultrasound of the abdominal organs - no pathologies (June 2012) ECG-normal, slight tachycardia (June, September 2012) X-ray thoracic-S-shaped scoliosis, initial signs of osteochondrosis (the neurologist also said kyphosis) (September 2012) Fluorography - no pathologies (September 2012) Ultrasound of the vessels of the head and neck - normal, but they found a slight clamping of the artery (they said due to osteochondrosis) (October 2012) MRI of the brain is normal, only there are arachnoid changes of a cerebrospinal fluid character (the neurologist looked at the pictures and said it’s not scary, it doesn’t affect anything) (October 2012) In December 2011, I also did an EEG - normal Pressure from 110-80 to 130 80. During all this time, diagnoses were made: Initial osteochondrosis, scoliosis, gastroduodenitis, JVP, IBS and VVD. Now I'm worried about dizziness, unsteadiness, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, pain in the neck and back (not strong), increased nervous tension (still, I go to the doctors all year, all the new symptoms come out) The main thing I want to find is the cause of unsteadiness, it really interferes. I will resolve the issue with a gastroenterologist. The neurologist does not find any pathologies in me, puts osteochondrosis and VSD. Is it all from VSD? What else can cause such a set of symptoms? What other examinations do I need to undergo?

Hello! Try to give a description: beginning, character (rotational, pre fainting, lightheadedness, uncertainty when walking), frequency, duration, provoking factors (change in posture, head movements, anxiety, hyperventilation), concomitant manifestations (hearing impairment, tinnitus, nausea and unsteadiness when walking).

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Hello. Thanks for the answer. Here is a description of my dizziness: 1) Preconsciousness (but I don’t faint), uncertainty when walking. Nothing revolves around, just some kind of instability, like standing in a boat. No hearing impairment and no nausea. 2) Almost every day, it manifests itself mainly on the street, rarely at home. The duration is different, from 30 minutes to 2 hours somewhere. Anxiety is present. happens. 3) Unsteadiness when walking, sometimes the ears are blocked, but there is no noise in the ears. There are no other symptoms.

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Dizziness is a common symptom that accompanies diseases mainly of the nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine systems, as well as the vestibular apparatus. Especially often, specialists have to hear a complaint of dizziness when walking and moving. Separately, one can single out the pathology that occurs in old age due to age-related changes.

Leading etiological factors

human balance organ

The vestibular apparatus is an anatomical structure responsible for the location of the human body in space. Its defeat can be peripheral and central. Causes of vestibular vertigo include:

inflammation of the vestibular nerve;
Meniere's disease;
labyrinthitis - inflammation inner ear;
positional paroxysmal dizziness, etc.;

The latter pathology is the most common cause of dizziness.

Positional dizziness as a symptom has a benign course and occurs in people who change the position of the body in space. It occurs more often in women. Causes of occurrence: infectious diseases, mechanical injuries. The doctor makes a diagnosis if the patient has:

the duration of the attack is at least 30 seconds;
there is a feeling of nausea, vomiting;
there is involuntary eye movement (nystagmus);
oscillopsia is noted (that is, the illusion of movement of surrounding objects).

Dizziness is a common symptom of most diseases. various systems organism. Its occurrence is a reason to contact a specialist for diagnostic purposes.

to the central vestibular disorder refers to damage to the cerebellum, such as a stroke or tumor.

The cerebellum is responsible for regulating balance

Dizziness when walking on the street can occur due to labyrinthitis, that is, inflammation of the inner ear. Unsteadiness of gait, dizziness and nausea are the leading symptoms in this pathology. In addition, the patient suddenly has an imaginary movement, distortion of surrounding objects in the direction of the lesion. Hyperthermia is often noted, as well as hearing loss. Labyrinthitis occurs after past illnesses infectious nature, as well as due to mechanical injuries or autoimmune processes.

Somatic diseases as an etiological factor

Conventionally, diseases leading to the manifestation of a symptom are divided by origin into cardiac and non-cardiac. The first group includes the following pathologies:

myocardial infarction;
heart defects;
rhythm changes, etc.

Myocardial infarction or necrosis of a section of the heart muscle occurs due to ischemia (i.e. oxygen deficiency). The leading symptom of the disease is very strong pain, so that it is impossible to move the patient in space. The pain radiates to the left side of the body. Along with it, nausea, severe pallor, dizziness can be noted.

Pain in MI is associated with severe weakness, dizziness and a sense of fear

Heart defects can be either congenital or acquired. They are defects in either valves, blood vessels, or cavities of the heart. Combined defects are extremely life-threatening. Along with symptoms such as: shortness of breath, pallor or cyanosis of the skin, lag in physical development slight staggering, dizziness are noted.

Cardiac arrhythmias leading to dizziness, hence an unsteady gait, are a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) and a slow heartbeat (bradycardia).

Pathological changes in heart rate may result from exposure the following reasons:

effects on the body medicines;
malformations of the heart, etc.

To somatic diseases that are accompanied by dizziness and accompanying symptoms relate:

certain infectious diseases;
anemia;
side effect some drugs;
osteochondrosis of the cervical region, etc.

Dizziness accompanies infectious diseases that affect the nervous system, and manifests itself as a component toxic syndrome. The brain is also affected in cysticercosis, in which not only dizziness is noted, but also instability in space.

To general symptoms anemias include dizziness and weakness

Anemia is accompanied by a decrease in the concentration of red blood cells or hemoglobin in them. There are many reasons for anemia. For common symptoms pathological condition include: skin pallor, shortness of breath, tinnitus, fast fatiguability, dizziness, etc. Due to weakness, it is difficult for the patient to take a walk down the street, walk around the room.

Treatment of diseases with medicines is accompanied to a greater or lesser extent by the manifestation side effects one of which is dizziness. Often, dizziness can only occur when walking or when changing body position. Unsteadiness of gait, as well as associated undesirable symptoms, may occur with individual intolerance to certain drugs.

Osteochondrosis is a common pathology in which there are dystrophic changes in the bone-cartilaginous structure of the vertebrae, leading to compression of the nerve roots. If such a process takes place in cervical region, then the patient may experience dizziness, he may stagger while walking, and also if the position of the body changes abruptly. In addition, it is possible to change the sensitivity of the skin, the appearance of goosebumps, etc.

Causes of physiological dizziness

Not always the head is spinning due to any pathology. Often this symptom disappears quickly, on its own and is caused by environmental factors. Reasons for dizziness:

prolonged fasting;
decline atmospheric pressure, magnetic storms and etc.;
overuse alcoholic beverages leading to intoxication, while it can still feel sick;
motion sickness in transport.

The cause of motion sickness in transport is irritation of the vestibular apparatus during acceleration of movement.

Physiological dizziness is a temporary phenomenon that passes quickly and does not cause major changes from human organ systems.

Diagnosis and treatment

Dizziness - frequent sign various diseases, therefore, self-diagnosis and treatment, including means traditional medicine ruled out. If dizziness occurs for no reason or occurs against the background somatic diseases, then the specialist in order to clarify the diagnosis will appoint additional methods research: MRI, CT, X-ray of the brain. You may need to take tests (blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.). Based on pathologies, they can be treated by: a therapist, a neuropathologist, an ophthalmologist, an infectious disease specialist, a surgeon, etc.

If the cause of dizziness, and with it unsteady gait, nausea, vomiting - benign tumors nervous system, then surgery may be recommended by a specialist.

At infectious disease that affects the nervous system, the infectious disease specialist prescribes antibacterial drugs.

For the treatment of certain pathologies, in addition to medications rehabilitation measures are being taken. For example, with osteochondrosis in the cervical and thoracic regions, massage will be useful, physiotherapy, physiotherapy.

If a person has malformations of some organs, for example, the heart, then surgery.

Eliminating the feeling of dizziness as a symptom will only be possible for the specialist who correctly determines etiological factor and prescribe proper treatment.

Derealization and depersonalization

One of neurotic syndromes, manifested in vegetative-vascular dystonia, is the syndrome of depersonalization-derealization. Depersonalization and derealization were combined into one concept, because they usually complement each other, although they represent two different syndromes.

Derealization in VVD is a subjective change in the perception of reality by the human body. It affects the sensations of light, sound, color, size, volume, time, and can manifest itself as an increase or decrease in the level of perception.

Patients with VVD often describe their condition as a combination of symptoms: slight dizziness, as in intoxication, lack of air, suffocation, shortness of breath, movements become uncoordinated, unsteadiness, weakness appear, fainting may occur, legs and arms seem to be “cottoned”. There is noise in the ears, the head becomes heavy, the eyes seem to be about to burst, sometimes the ears are blocked. Sometimes everything that happens around seems unreal, and the body feels light, the ground leaves from under the feet, it becomes scary. Or all the colors, sounds, colors become much brighter than usual - very similar to the perception of a drug addict under the influence of drugs. The sense of passage of time may be disturbed. Sound distortions are manifested by a feeling of deafness. These feelings of unreality are manifestations of derealization.

If derealization is not treated with vegetative-vascular dystonia, it can go to the next stage, which is called depersonalization.

Depersonalization is a condition that accompanies the loss or change in the sense of self. Depersonalization leads patient VVD to the fact that it seems to him that everything that happens in his life happens to someone else, as if watching a movie. Depersonalization, if it lasts for a long time, often leads to suicide. Depersonalization in most cases is accompanied by derealization.

Depersonalization usually manifests itself as a feeling of the disappearance of personality traits, feelings, the emotional perception of nature disappears. Depersonalization leads to a blunted perception of color, everything around seems dead, flat, the very concept of mood disappears. A person ceases to perceive works of music and art, it seems to him that there are no thoughts in his head, memory disappears - all this provokes depersonalization.

It is characteristic that self-control in a patient with VVD in the presence of these syndromes is always preserved, therefore, with vegetative-vascular dystonia, derealization and depersonalization are not signs of mental illness.

Where does derealization come from?

Derealization that occurs with vegetative-vascular dystonia is a manifestation defense mechanism human body aimed at smoothing out strong emotional upheavals. It occurs due to the exhaustion of the nervous system from constant overexcitation in vegetative-vascular dystonia. Too much stress, mental strain, constant lack of sleep, anxiety, bad ecology, overstrain of the senses - all this can lead to symptoms of derealization. The result of CNS overstrain are other characteristic symptoms vegetative-vascular dystonia - there is a feeling of dizziness, lack of air, suffocation, shortness of breath, fainting, tinnitus, weakness, unsteadiness, stuffy ears.

Also, changes in the state of altered consciousness can be a manifestation of respiratory (or hyperventilation) VVD syndrome.

respiratory syndrome

With vegetative-vascular dystonia, there are often respiratory disorders. Most often they appear as respiratory syndrome. It manifests itself through mental, pain, vegetative, and musculo-tonic disorders, such as lack of air, shortness of breath, fainting, tinnitus, weakness, unsteadiness, in some patients it lays the ears. Also, a manifestation of the respiratory syndrome of vegetative-vascular dystonia are disorders of consciousness, such as derealization. All these disorders appear at the initial disruption of the central nervous system and are further fixed, forming a stable painful pattern of breathing - hyperventilation. At the same time, air exchange through the lungs increases significantly, and the level of gas exchange in the patient's body lags behind - in the arteries, the level carbon dioxide. Doctors believe the cause of its occurrence psychological problems, although some role may be played by disturbances in mineral metabolism.

Thus, with vegetative-vascular dystonia, the respiratory syndrome manifests itself through:

violations of the vegetative plan (lack of air, shortness of breath, suffocation);
motor disorders and disorders in the work of muscles (weakness and unsteadiness);
violations (or changes) of consciousness (pre-syncope, derealization, fainting);
disturbances in the functioning of the sense organs, including pain (muscle spasms, sensation of cold / heat, tinnitus or stuffy ears);

If a patient with VVD has a respiratory syndrome, then complaints can be very different. Usually these are three sets of symptoms - rapid breathing, as if causeless discomfort and muscle tension. The most commonly cited symptoms are shortness of breath, shortness of breath, fainting, tinnitus, general weakness, unsteadiness of gait, patients with VVD complain that they suddenly lay their ears.

With vegetative-vascular dystonia, an attack of the respiratory syndrome is manifested by anxiety, fear (most often death), there is a lack of air or suffocation. There are problems with breathing, shortness of breath, fainting may occur. There is an unpleasant and incomprehensible weakness in the muscles, unsteadiness when walking. Unpleasant sensations in the heart are manifested - increased heart rate, pain, instability of the pulse and blood pressure. Against this background, many people have tinnitus or stuffy ears.

Let's take a closer look at individual groups symptoms of respiratory syndrome VVD. The most important place is occupied by respiratory disorders (cough, sighs, shortness of breath, yawning, shortness of breath). Followed by disruptions vascular system with vegetative-vascular dystonia (pain in the heart, a feeling of tightness in the chest, dizziness, tinnitus, or a feeling that the ears are blocked, but without hearing loss). The third important group are disorders of consciousness. With VVD, they are manifested by such pre-syncope states as narrowing of the visual fields (or the appearance of "tunnel vision"), "grid" or "blackout" before the eyes, blurred vision. The patient has dizziness, unsteadiness, unsteadiness when walking and fainting. Often there is a feeling of unreality (derealization). Also, with respiratory syndrome, patients often feel fear and anxiety associated with manifestations of impaired consciousness. Some note feelings like "already seen" or "already heard."

Treatment of respiratory syndrome should be carried out comprehensively. A psychotherapist can help you get rid of mental disorders. Psycho- and vegetotropic drugs will help relieve neuromuscular excitability and disorders leading to the development of a respiratory syndrome with VVD (when the ears are blocked, there is a lack of air, shortness of breath, tinnitus, unsteady gait). Drugs that improve the metabolism of calcium and magnesium help - vitamin D2, calcium chloride and glucanate, magnesium lactate and aspartate, and others. Many are helped by special breathing exercises.

How is derealization treated?

As with other manifestations of VSD, treatment of derealization is carried out primarily by non-drug methods. Shortness of breath, shortness of breath, tinnitus, unsteady gait, feeling as if the ears are blocked - all these symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia are successfully treated by psychotherapists and psychologists. They also do well with derealization. Derealization is more treatable than depersonalization. Therefore, the treatment of this VVD syndrome for more early stage will avoid many complications.

The best way to treat and prevent derealization in VVD is a healthy lifestyle and normalization of sleep, long rest. We need regular physical education (sports), training for the organs of perception. It is necessary to master techniques to strengthen and calm the nervous system. On the advice of a doctor, you can drink calcium and magnesium, the drug "Magnesium B6" - they normalize the work of the central nervous system. B vitamins, which strengthen the central nervous system, herbal medicines will also be useful. Shortness of breath, shortness of breath, tinnitus, unsteadiness of gait, feeling as if the ears are blocked - all these symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia will go away.

A psychotherapist will help you understand the causes of derealization symptoms, highlight the circumstances or situations leading to the onset of this condition. It will help you find ways to heal, create and reinforce positive behaviors when symptoms of derealization appear.

Sometimes, however, they appoint pharmaceuticals, which in severe cases help to remove some manifestations of depersonalization. There is an opinion that with VVD, derealization is associated with anxiety, therefore, tranquilizers, such as phenazepam, can be prescribed for its treatment, neuroleptics and antidepressants with anti-anxiety effects (for example, anafranil and seroquel) will also help. The combination of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (antidepressants) and lamotrigine (an anticonvulsant) has also proved to be excellent.

Some doctors think effective means for the treatment of depersonalization in VVD, opioid receptor antagonists (naloxone) and nootropics (cytoflavin, mexidol), or taking vitamin C with benzodiazepine tranquilizers.

The combination of psychotherapy, healthy lifestyle life and medicines will successfully cope with such symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia as derealization, lack of air, shortness of breath, tinnitus, unsteadiness of gait, feeling as if the ears are blocked, and others.

Why when walking staggers, instability, dizziness: possible causes of diseases

Causes of dizziness

Immediately I want to say that dizziness does not always indicate the development of serious internal problems. If the day before you worked a lot physically, then it is likely that more adrenaline will be produced in your body during the night and this will lead to fatigue, drowsiness and dizziness. In this case, you just need to rest a little, and as soon as the body restores its internal reserves, your condition will return to normal.

Other causes of dizziness:

Bad habits. If a person smokes during the day great amount cigarettes, then in the evening he will feel dizzy. In a similar way, the body will react to excessive vasodilation and, as a result, will not correct work vascular and circulatory system. In the same way, alcohol affects a person, strong tea and coffee. In view of this, if you constantly have a similar effect on your vessels, the problem will only get worse.
Problems with the vestibular apparatus. In this case, the cause of the problem may not be the correct functioning of the cerebral cortex. If it does not correctly receive impulses and send them back in time, then the nervous system will not respond to a person’s desire to move and, as a result, softness in his gait will begin to appear, accompanied by pronounced dizziness. Against this background, Meniere's disease or vestibular neuronitis may develop.
Parkinson's disease and polyneuropathy. As a rule, these diseases appear against the background of problems with the nervous system. because of nervous exhaustion and constant anxiety a person may appear distracted, which will simply prevent him from following his movements. If the neurosis aggravates very much, then the person will definitely begin to feel dizzy and weakness in the muscles will appear.
Osteochondrosis and atherosclerosis. These diseases interfere with the proper circulation of blood throughout the body and as a result, a person begins oxygen starvation. If the previously mentioned pathologies are aggravated very much, the vascular system and the cerebral cortex will begin to suffer more than others. And as soon as they stop working in normal mode, they will immediately appear unpleasant symptoms in the form of dizziness, nausea and poor coordination of movements.
Hypertension, hypotension and VSD. The cause of these pathologies is the same vascular system. If the walls of large and small vessels become less elastic, this leads to the fact that the pressure in the blood either increases greatly (leads to hypertension), or decreases sharply and signs of hypotension appear. As for the IRR, it is the result of an enduring vasospasm.

Feelings of dizziness and unsteadiness of gait, memory impairment in cervical osteochondrosis: how to treat with medicines and folk remedies?

Dizziness caused by osteochondrosis of the cervical spine can be treated in several ways. If your head is spinning very much and in addition to everything you have a strong pain syndrome, then you better give preference to everything. drug therapy. If the pathology manifests itself only occasionally, you can try to get rid of it with the help of folk remedies.

Muscle relaxants. You can use Mydocalm, Baklosan, Tizanidin. These drugs will help you relieve tension in the muscles of the cervical region, normalize their tone and contribute to the normalization of blood circulation. All of the above means can be safely combined with physiotherapy.
Analgesics. Ketanov, Baralgin, Ibuprofen, Diclofenac will quickly remove the pain syndrome. If the pain is very strong, you may also need an antispasmodic, which will relax the blood vessels. For these purposes, Spazmalgon or ordinary No-shpa is suitable.
Means of the neurotropic group. Such drugs are needed in order to relax the muscles well and normalize the work of the circulatory system. Trental, Eufillin, Cinnarizine will cope well with this task.
Anti-inflammatory. Accepted in order to inflammatory process did not spread further, and also remove the puffiness that has already appeared in the area of salt deposition. May have an antipyretic effect. To block inflammation, Movalis, Reopirin, Amelotex are well suited.

Folk remedies to fix the problem:

Folk remedies to fix the problem

Herbal collections. Take 1 tbsp. l dry chamomile, succession, add to them 1 tsp of linden flowers and raspberry leaves, and pour all 600 ml of boiling water. Put it all on steam bath and stay there for 30 minutes. Let the anti-inflammatory agent brew and consume it throughout the day. Accept this remedy at least 14 days.
Rubbing from osteochondrosis. Mix in equal parts lemon juice and iodine, and then apply the product with cotton swab to the cervical spine. It is best to do this procedure before going to bed.
Therapeutic baths. Prepare decoctions of chamomile, pine needles, add them to bath water and take them every night before bed. Thus, you will relax overstrained muscles, thereby reducing dizziness and pain.

Feelings of dizziness and unsteadiness of gait, memory impairment with VVD: how to treat with medicines and folk remedies

Recommendations for treatment with pharmaceutical preparations

As most studies have shown, the head with VVD is spinning due to vascular hypertonicity. Therefore, to get rid of this problem, it will be enough to normalize the work of the vascular system. If you do not do this at the first stages of the development of the pathology, then your condition will worsen and, in addition to the vessels, the heart and nerves will begin to suffer.

Regularly take medications that will help you normalize the elasticity of blood vessels and reduce spasmodic syndrome. Rutin, Piracetam, Cavinton can be attributed to vasoconstrictive drugs. They will have to be taken not only during an exacerbation, but also 3-5 days after all symptoms disappear.
If, against the background of VVD, your pressure constantly rises, then you will need to bring it down with the help of Corinfar, Captopril. To therapeutic effect from taking them has been preserved for a longer period, you can take them half a tablet 2 times a day for 2 weeks.
If your blood pressure, on the contrary, is greatly reduced, then raise it with Caffeine or Lemongrass. These drugs can also be taken both during an exacerbation of the condition, and during periods when blood pressure is only slightly reduced. In this case, a one-time intake per day will suffice.
Also, for treatment, you will definitely need sedatives and cardiac drugs. They will help to minimize the strain on your heart, and will also help you to regenerate as well as possible while you sleep. You can take Valerian, Motherwort, Neuroplant, Persen, Novo-Passit.

Folk remedies:

Folk remedies

Herbal teas to normalize blood pressure. All you need to do in this case is to regularly brew tea for yourself and drink it 2-3 times a day. Prepare healing drink you can use rose hips, mint, calendula, nettle, St. John's wort, wormwood, argue or pink radiola.
Juice therapy. This method treatment is suitable for those who are very fond of juices. True, in this case, you will have to cook them from vegetables. To normalize the condition with VVD, beetroot, carrot and cucumber juice is perfect.
Leisure. If you want to bring the body back to normal as quickly as possible, then start playing sports. It can be gymnastics, swimming or cycling. Start your classes with minimum loads, and then, as the body adapts, gradually increase them.

Feelings of dizziness and unsteadiness of gait, memory impairment in atherosclerosis: how to treat with medicines and folk remedies?

The feeling of dizziness and unsteadiness of gait in atherosclerosis occurs due to the fact that cholesterol plaques clog small vessels and arteries, and as a result sharp narrowing vessels. If you do not start to deal with this problem at its first manifestations, then they can become completely clogged and then you will start serious problems with BP and heart.

It will be necessary to start treatment with drugs that will stop the growth of plaques and thereby lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Such medicines are taken for quite a long time, up to six months without any interruptions. Zokor, Vasilip, Liprimar, Atoris have similar properties.
Together with the above-mentioned drugs, so-called fibrates are taken, which reduce the level of triglycerides. It is very important to keep the level of these substances under control, as the more it is, the faster your small vessels will become completely useless. To improve your condition, take Fenofibrate or Lipanor.
Also in this case, you will definitely need to thin the blood so that it can pass more freely through the narrowed vessels. If this is not done, then the plaques will increase very quickly. Thrombo ass and Cardiomagnyl will help you do this.
And, of course, do not forget that your vessels need restorative means which will help them recover faster. Vitamins A, B, C and nicotinic acid will help you improve the condition of blood vessels.

Folk remedies

Take 100 g of garlic and lemon
Grind them to a mushy state and pour a liter of boiling water
Let the product stand for 3-4 days in a dark place, and then, without filtering, send it to the refrigerator
Take it 50 ml 2 times a day for 1 month

Tea to restore the elasticity of blood vessels

Take 2 tbsp. l chopped leaves of currant, raspberry, wild strawberry, wild rose and sea buckthorn
Mix everything thoroughly and use the raw materials as tea leaves
Every morning, take 1 tsp of raw materials, pour 200 ml of boiling water over it, insist and drink
It will be necessary to use such tea for at least 1.5 months.

Feeling dizzy and unsteady gait when walking in the dark: how to treat?

If the unsteadiness of gait and dizziness appears only in the dark, it is likely that you have problems with your eyes. In order to confirm or refute such a diagnosis, you will need to contact an ophthalmologist and undergo a complete examination.

As a rule, a similar problem provokes high eye pressure. Also, a similar problem can be provoked by otolaryngological pathologies. Inflammation of the sinuses or ear can provoke vasospasm and against this background unpleasant symptoms may appear. If these pathologies are excluded, you will have to treat neuralgia.

List of medicines:

Betahistine(will help restore cerebral circulation)
Reklanium(will adjust the proper functioning of the vestibular apparatus)
Nimodipine(relieve spasm of blood vessels and establish proper oxygen supply to the blood)
Caviton-forte(is mild stimulant cerebral circulation)
Metacin(helps improve the nutrition of the tissues of the cerebral cortex)
Pilocarpine(drug to reduce eye pressure)
Betoptic(reduces fluid flow to the eyeball)

What medications should be used for unsteady gait in the elderly?

Medicines for unsteady gait in the elderly

With age, all processes in the human body slow down. It inevitably starts to affect the work internal organs and as a result, causes appear that directly provoke the appearance of a shaky, uncertain gait.

A similar problem appears due to poor cerebral circulation, vision problems, overstrain of muscle mass, and even due to diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. All these pathologies cause functional disorders nervous system, which takes an active part in the movement of man.

Medicines to help solve the problem:

Bilobil. The drug is used to restore oxygen supply to the cerebral cortex. In addition, it effectively increases concentration, so that a person stops getting lost in space.
Tolperison. This medicine struggling with increased tone muscles, which slows down movement and does not allow you to raise your legs in a timely manner. Another feature of Tolperisone is a pronounced analgesic effect.
Ginkoum. Medicine, which restores metabolic processes in the walls of blood vessels, thereby making them more flexible and elastic.

Therefore, it will be better if you gradually accustom your body to stress. And although it will take you a little longer to fully recover, in the end you can get a more stable and noticeable therapeutic effect. You can see the description of the exercises in the photo posted a little higher.

Always start exercising with the lightest exercises and only when muscle mass warm up a bit, move on to more difficult ones.
If the unsteadiness of your gait is sufficiently pronounced, then at the beginning of your journey, completely abandon sudden movements, jumping and walking in a straight line.
For the first week, do only head exercises. As practice shows, during this period, dizziness and nausea disappear in a person, and he can safely move on to more difficult physical activity.
In the second week, he can connect exercises in a sitting position, as well as intensive inclinations in a standing position. Remember that during this physical activity it is very important to breathe properly. If you do not follow your breathing, then in the end you will begin oxygen starvation.
After two weeks, you can move on to walking, light jumping and squatting. Also during this period, you can try to stand on one leg with eyes closed and even lightly box a non-existent opponent.

Video: Unusual Causes of Dizziness

Unsteady gait is an abnormality in walking that can be caused by illness or injury to the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, blood vessels, peripheral nerves, muscles and soft tissues. Other large group the causes of unsteadiness are damage to the parts of the nervous system that control leg movements when walking.

The first group of causes includes diseases such as osteochondrosis, arthritis, spinal injuries and lower extremities, muscle bruises, foot deformities associated with uncomfortable shoes.

To the second - weakness in the limbs due to a stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, .

Unsteadiness is sometimes the result of temporary causes, such as injury or infection, or may be constant problem characterized by weakness in the legs.

Gait disturbance can range from subtle to severe, leading to limited self-care ability.

One of common causes unsteadiness is osteochondrosis - a degenerative disease of cartilage and bone tissue. This process can develop in any bone-articular structure. However, traditionally the term "osteochondrosis" is used mainly in relation to the defeat of the spine.

essence pathological process with this disease, it consists in the fact that in the intervertebral disc (cartilaginous "strip" between the vertebrae) dystrophic changes occur: impaired blood supply, poor nutrition, loss of fluid. Disk deformation leads to a narrowing of the space between the vertebrae, changing its configuration.

As a result, in the intervertebral space may be infringed spinal nerves. If the infringement occurs in the cervical region, there is pain in the neck, shoulder, weakness in the arm. Osteochondrotic lesion of the thoracic region is manifested primarily by back pain.

If the disease occurs in the lumbosacral region, the pain is localized in the lower back, it can spread to the legs. This form of osteochondrosis is characterized by the appearance of zones where the sensitivity of the skin is reduced, as well as impaired mobility, weakness of the lower extremities.

What causes these symptoms

The answer to this question is quite simple, but requires a little digression towards the basics of anatomy and physiology.

All over spinal column spinal nerves emerge from it. Part of the branches of these nerve trunks provides the sensitivity of certain areas of the skin, the other part controls the activity of skeletal muscles. The branches that supply the muscles, after exiting the spine, form nerve plexuses and only after that they go to the muscles.

The nerves that "rule" the work of the legs come out of the lumbar and sacral departments spine and form two plexuses of the same name. The most significant branch of the lumbar plexus is femoral nerve, sacral - sciatic.

Each of these nerve trunks delivers a control impulse to several muscles of the lower extremities. If the nerve root is compressed in the intervertebral space, conduction worsens nerve impulse to the muscles, weakness appears in the leg (or both legs with a bilateral lesion). Due to weakness, the gait becomes unsteady.

In addition to the movement disorder, pain also plays a role in the appearance of difficulty in walking.

What to do

Unsteadiness of gait - enough serious symptom. It is urgent to see a doctor, especially if the weakness in the legs is growing rapidly. A full examination is necessary in order to exclude situations requiring surgical intervention. Such conditions may include, for example, a progressive hernia intervertebral disc compressing nerve tissue.