Balance changes can sneak up slowly. One day you’re steady on the stairs, and a few months later you’re grabbing the wall when you turn a corner. It’s easy to brush it off as “just aging,” but worsening balance is worth paying attention to. That doesn’t mean you need to panic. It means your body may be asking for a check-in. Good balance depends on your eyes, inner ears, muscles, joints, nerves, blood pressure, and even your medications working together. When one piece gets o