7. Coordination problems
Most patients who suffer from spina bifida have various issues with coordination. One of the biggest signs of spina bifida is the lack of coordination when it comes to walking. Proper walking skills involve several different body systems. Your eyes, bones, spinal cord, brain, legs, and feet all work together to create a gait that allows you to get from one place to another.
Spina bifida like other neural tube defects impair one or more of those systems which throw coordination out of whack. Spina bifida restricts your ability to form a natural gait which leads to coordination problems and also spine curvatures.
Spina bifida also affects the nervous system and the muscles along the spine. Many people who suffer from spina bifida also have problems controlling their other extremities, their neck, or their digestive systems. The severity of most coordination problems depends solely on the type of spina bifida the patient has been diagnosed with.