Posted by morgan miller on July 6, 2011, at 12:50:22
In reply to Bipolar Disorder and Imaired Balance / Posture., posted by SLS on July 6, 2011, at 8:11:44
This study was done on people that were already diagnosed correct? Are they still on medication? Maybe the medication and the damage done by the disorder played a role? My balance and motor skills, while still better than average, has been impaired since my massive mixed episode that sent me to the hospital 3 1/2 years ago. I also contribute this to getting older and all of the physical trauma and loss of muscle strength.
My brother has pretty bad hand eye coordination and balance, always has, and he is the most stable one in the family. I know this is only one case.
I'd like to see more studies on this, diagnosing bipolar early on before medical intervention. I just don't think this is a very strong argument for the idea that the majority of bipolars have some kind of motor function or balance impairment.
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