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Does anyone know anything about this . Can this be mitigated ?
I think I am starting to occasionally feel my toes dragging when I walk . I had never really heard of it until I had done some reading on this sight . This is frightening.
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yojimbob- It is important to remember, you might not know of anyone else that has this but, as you can see from the various postings, you are not alone. The internet can provide information relating to supports that will help with the issue of tripping forward. That is what I did after tripping twice. Have not tripped in several years. Need to find out what will work best for your condition. Wish you the best!
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3 ReactionsCheck out Cionic. They have a device that has been in a trial for drop foot. On their site you answer questions about your problem. They evaluate you and tell you if you are presently a candidate for their neural leg braces. My chemo induced neuropathy is not presently being treated by the system but I don’t have drop foot. I would do this in a second as drugs do nothing for my pain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained .
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1 ReactionThis was a helpful post, as were others here. Next to having severe polyneuropathy fairly suddenly after possible autoimmune causes, a dropped left foot was my greatest sorrow. I put off getting a brace for a year until a trusted PT re-suggested it, and it does help with stability, although I can only manage walking with a walker.
I also liked the image of being in a strange country I had never planned on being in, but nevertheless finding kind and giving people there. I think that is particularly true of this site. I wish all of us in the “drop foot society” a happy day.
I will now watch the YouTube segment on drop foot recommended by John Bishop. Thanks, everyone here.
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2 Reactions@nodunk thanks for the heads up ! I signed up . Have no idea what will happen but I did sign up .😀
<p>Dealing with the pain of permanent foot drop. Anyone else? I will be 67 this year and have had foot drop for 40 years. I had a knee replacement last October and the knee pain is now gone but I’m worried that the lack of muscle tone will cause the knee replacement to become misaligned at some point in the near future. I also switched to a carbon fiber AFO which alleviated the back pain from walking differently. I got an orthotic made, which has helped the pain of walking on the carbon steel much better. But now the nerves become highly excited after wearing it for half a day and I can barely stand it. If I’m walking, it doesn’t hurt for the most part, but when I sit down, the nerves just start screaming. Does anyone else deal with this and what do you do to help the pain? I have a small bone spur on my big toe and was told that it’s not severe enough for surgery. The podiatrist that made the orthotics has adjusted the them several times and it’s much better. Can they be adjusted enough to alleviate the pain completely or is the pain purely neurological?</p>
Does anyone have slap step. Drop foot? Toes drag causing falls.
Ever since my stroke in 2018, I've had drop foot on my affected (right) side.
Some days it's not too bad, but when I'm tired, I really have to work at picking up my foot.
Fortunately, I've only fallen once, and that was four years ago, but there have been some close calls.
And it seems that no matter how much I exercise, I can't overcome it. Very frustrating!
What are causes?
Sounds likely hubby. Has nuero checked you for CIDP or Guillain Barre? Hectic was fully paralyzed for 62 days. Came on quick. But 5 years later if it’s a week before ivig, he thumps or slaps his feet. Just a thought. Get a CRP test. That may help
In my case, Nerve damage