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What Causes Exhaustion Along With Difficulty In Getting Up From Chair?
I feel exhausted. Will be 78 in December. Work full time and generally have felt Energetic. Trip to Europe in August. Went well. This fall I feel increasingly stiff. Have a bit of difficulty getting out of a chair. When I stand from a chair I need to pause a moment. Then I can walk normally. Also am going through first bout of plantar facitis. Doing better. I feel quite stiff despite yoga 3-4 hrs a week. That is a new symptom. No other diagnosed illness.
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Hello,Welcome to the HCM.
At this age most common cause of your symptoms can be Arthritis.For the treatment of arthritis some weight reduction is needed and NSAIDS (anti inflammatory) medications may be needed too .
Other cause can be spondylitis which is also common in old age.My suggestion would be get an Xray spine and discuss with your doctor to rule out any of above cause.
Hopefully my answer is helpfull for you.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
At this age most common cause of your symptoms can be Arthritis.For the treatment of arthritis some weight reduction is needed and NSAIDS (anti inflammatory) medications may be needed too .
Other cause can be spondylitis which is also common in old age.My suggestion would be get an Xray spine and discuss with your doctor to rule out any of above cause.
Hopefully my answer is helpfull for you.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
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Difficulty in getting up from chair with your age group is suggestive of osteoarthritis both knee joints. It's common condition in old age and is because of the wear and tear with increasing age involving mainly weight bearing joints such as knee. Increasing exhaustion may be because of old age ,or some medical illness such as anaemia,osteoporosis ,thyroid problem or diabetes mellitus.complete examination and few blood test is needed for that.
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