Why do RAers have so much trouble with falling?

I have had two falls recently, and one was a pretty bad one.  What is it about RA that makes us susceptible to falls?  I just don't get it, but I sure do have trouble staying upright these days!

Vannes

How long have you been having trouble falling, Chartreux? This is so weird. I feel vulnerable. The falls just seem to come out of nowhere! I see my RD Friday. Guess I better ask her. Thanks for responding to my questions.

Hugs,
V

When I was having physical therapy for bursitis, the therapist told me that many falls are because our muscles aren't as strong when we're older as when we're younger.  So, if our muscles are weak, it's sometimes easy to fall if we miss a step or get off balance.  She said this is why as we get older, we need to walk more and do exercises to strengthen all our muscles.  You can search online for these exercises and do them in your house! 

Lanie, thanks but I'm not that old yet and I do walk a lot and exercise with my recumbent bike I have at home
I did 5 minutes on it Monday and a little over 2 minutes yesterday...today I got out...so walking
isn't a problem I do a lot of that...and I have 4 active little kitties that I do play with, boy they sure can go...
I call them my boy toys, but Thanks for trying to help...I think Bad Day had a better handle on this and that once you have
the joint damage from RA that automatically weakens us, thereby we lost some movement and can't get
around easier, and for people with seronegative arthritis, where you've been test, blood work for years
like me with little to no results and pushed from one doctor to the next that by the time a doctor does an
Mri it can be too late and damage is done, like my case, RA damage is done....If I had been properly
dx at 25 yrs I would have possible no hand damage today...who's to say can't go back in time eh...but
the thought is there...Hope this helps better Vannie and BadDay and everyone...

I have problems with falling etc. due to how my RA attacks my soft tissue, as my doc puts it, as well as my joints. This includes muscles, tendons and even the brain. When i get swelling, i can't remember stuff, i get my words wrong when talking as well as dizzy and falling.