The Medical Freedom Channel

“We’ve all done a pretty good impression of Inspector Clouseau at one time or another. Knocking over coffee cups, dropping keys, tripping over rugs — sometimes life feels like a slapstick comedy, and you’re the star. Can klutziness be cured? If episodes of clumsiness happen more frequently, how can you tell if it’s something serious — or just a temporary case of the fumbles? Our experts tell us what to look for (and not trip over) as we explore this common problem. As clumsy as you may feel, you’re more coordinated than you think. It takes a genuine miracle of synchronized muscles, bones, and nerves just to get up and walk across the room. ‘Coordination of the body is an extremely complicated process that involves input from both motor and sensory systems,’ explains Taylor Harrison, MD, clinical instructor in the neuromuscular division of the Emory University department of neurology in Atlanta.” (09/28/06)