and is there a cure? I'm forever tripping up and bumping into things and I've been lucky not to seriously hurt myself yet, but it's just a matter of time. Help me
2006-08-31 01:29:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Clumsiness and tendency to fall down are a matter of poor balance and gross motor coordination. The origin of all of these difficulties is the vestibular system of the inner ear. The vestibule is an organ responsible for maintaining balance and coordination and is located beside the cochlea, which acts as a sound receptor. Although they attend to different information, the proximity of the vestibule and cochlea allows them to complement each other. The other consequence of their relationship is that if one system is not functioning well, the other is concurrently affected.
People with dyspraxia also tend to have an overly sensitive tactile system that causes them to perceive the most benign touch as unpleasant. They may also have a very low pain-threshold or have an automatic reaction of fear – tactile defensiveness – when touched. This is a result of a sensory integrative dysfunction, which describes a problem in the way the brain interprets information received from the senses. This problem, like that of coordination, originates in the vestibule, as all sensory information is transmitted to the vestibule before being sent to the cerebellum, the part of the brain associated with movement.
The causes of this disorder are unknown, but it is thought to originate with inner ear problems, possibly resultant from head injuries or childhood diseases. Children with motor skills disorder often suffer low self-esteem resulting from poor ability at sports and teasing by other children.
2006-08-31 01:38:16 · answer #1 · answered by celtic_princess77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been clumsy all my life, family make a joke of it and so do I or I'd be annoyed with myself if I didnt. It used to bug me but I just accept it now. I've always got one bruise or another and I swear I only have to walk passed a rack in a shop and it comes down without me touching it. Oh and the trips I've had...even on the way to a doctor for something else I go in there with grazed hands and knees cos I tripped up over my own feet. Does that happen to you?
2006-08-31 08:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you really tall? If you are a teenager your bones grow can grow faster than your muscles so you end up all gangly. It may be because you are dyspraxic. I am not sure what it is but I think that one of the symptoms is being clumsy.
2006-08-31 08:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kayteeee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tim n gave a sensible answer, yet someone has indicated that it is a Bad Answer. Moron!
It's too easy for people to make diagnoses without actually seeing you. You really would be better off visiting your doctor and explaining your 'clumsiness', and how it affects you.
2006-09-03 23:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you have Dyspraxia. You may be more prone to this if you have dyslexia or autism. If it really is a concern check with the GP. I'm terribly clumsy myself, don't think it's a medical problem though. I avoid china shops like the plague...!
2006-08-31 08:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by local_shop_girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Women can apparently get a little clumsy at certain times of their menstrual cycle, and I know that if I don't sleep well I wake up with butterfingers. Maybe you need to wrap your stuff up in bubblewrap?
2006-08-31 08:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think some people r just born this way. N I can tell u it won't b ez to change them. I know, bcos me n my brother both happen to be living with one for the last 3 decades !!! N some friends tell us the same thing about their spouses / partners too!
2006-08-31 08:36:59 · answer #7 · answered by PikC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have been clumsy all my life, no matter how hard i try i constantly injure myself, spill things and make a mess. i now know that I am dyspraxic and that the part of my brain responsible for co-ordination doesn't work quite right.
2006-08-31 08:37:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do`t say how old you are, however if I was you I would go to see your GP your are obviously worried about it ask if you could see a Neurologist they can perform so many tests and investigations
Hopefully your just accident prone but please visit your GP if nothing else it will put your mind to rest.
2006-08-31 09:22:46 · answer #9 · answered by D D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a few things
1. poor spacial awareness, this can affect all parts of your life and is easy to improve by learning and practising a physical skill-like juggling
2. dispraxia is a condition that has many consequences and one symptom is clumsiness-see your dr. it isnt serious but they will help
3. beeing a little drunk!!!
2006-08-31 08:33:09 · answer #10 · answered by tim n 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋