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Rotary cuff keep losing my balance

hi I am wondering if anyone is having or had this problem. I have a rotary cuff problem which is painful and I can hardly use my arm. I also have a slipped disc in my neck. For the past six months I have found that keep losing my balance and I fall a lot. I am too embarrassed to speak to my doctor about it and would like to know if anyone has suffered this
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I am really worried why I keep losing my balance and falling over and have suffered some serious injuries. Can anyone let me know if they have gone through this
Focus on light stretches at home. Do you have a resistance band or not? You can easily use that as part of your home exercise program. Wrap a ice pack in a towel and then place it on the floor slowly. It may help.
It does seem sensible to go back to your GP... mainly because you could injure yourself through falling over and that would obviously make things potentially worse and/or add to your problems?
Please don't feel like you are pestering your GP, they are there to help.
Re the PIP, you don't say whether the rotary cuff and slipped disc are new and/or additional problems but the thing with PIP is [besides the fact that a lot of doctors don't know much about it ie who qualifies etc...] that you need to satisfy a "qualifying period of 3 months and a prospective test of 9 months. These 2 conditions are referred to as the 'required period condition' and help establish that the health condition or disability is likely to be long term." Perhaps this was the issue with the claim?
I hope you can get things sorted.
Best wishes.
Emma
www.emmawestcounselling.co.uk