Symptoms Of Osteomyelitis To Watch For

Changes In Walking

Many of the other symptoms and effects of osteomyelitis have one ultimate thing in common: they affect the patient's ability to walk. What causes the changes in walking include the pain in the bones due to the infection, the decreased ability to use the bone for support and movement, as well as attempting to avoiding putting pressure on tender and swollen joints. This makes it clear that osteomyelitis may not actually take away the individual's ability to walk unassisted. It may simply just force them to adjust how they walk. In some cases, they may need external assistance to keep walking efficiently.