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Can neuropathy in my feet cause balance problems?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jan 26 12:38pm | Replies (186)
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@mjmarshall

One of the side effects of neuropathy is foot drop (which causes people to trip over their own feet). I have bilateral foot drop. I wear TurboMed XTern AFOs which are amazing. In addition to foot drop, I have paralysis in my toes which makes my balance horrible. When I wear my XTern AFOs I can walk without using a cane or walker.

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NJ Ed | @njed | Oct 24, 2023

Same here, bilateral drop foot, PN toes to shins and poor balance. I've been wearing AFO's for almost 4 years. They go on first thing in the morning and off at bedtime. They tend to become a little annoying after 12 hours but offer huge benefit and have not tripped since wearing them and offers me improved balance. Ed

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janiern2 | @janiern2 | Jan 22 9:09pm

My husband has axonal peripheral neuropathy with foot drop. He is currently using AFO brand Ottobock walk on lateral which has shoe insert and believe it’s carbon… They have definitely provided improvement in his gait but I like that the ones you use bc they do not have to fit into shoe as he sometimes gets pain to feet and of course fitting into his shoes. Please share more about these AFOs. Thank you !

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