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The most common cause of foot drop is an injury to a nerve that runs down your leg and controls the muscles that lift your foot. This can be caused by: sports injuries. a slipped disc in the spine. crossing your legs, kneeling or squatting for long periods of time.
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6 Ιουν 2023 · Foot drop is a condition where it is difficult or impossible to lift up the toes and forefoot (front part of the foot). Foot drop usually affects just one foot. However, it can affect both sides, either equally or to different degrees.
1 Ιαν 2018 · If a patient has a foot drop, then a clinical indicator to the underlying pathology can be achieved by testing the ankle jerk. If the ankle jerk is absent then an L5 lesion is likely. A normal ankle jerk indicates a possible common peroneal palsy.
27 Απρ 2015 · Foot drop (weakness of the dorsiflexion muscles in the foot) is common, causes difficulty in walking, and greatly increases risk of falling. Spontaneous unilateral foot drop usually has a peripheral cause.
This leaflet is about when and how electrical stimulation can be used in the NHS to treat people with drop foot caused by damage to the brain or spinal cord. It explains guidance (advice) from NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence).
Foot drop is a common and distressing problem that can lead to falls and injury. Although the most frequent cause is a (common) peroneal neuropathy at the neck of the fibula, other causes include anterior horn cell disease, lumbar plexopathies, L5 radiculopathy and partial sciatic neuropathy.
16 Οκτ 2024 · Illnesses and conditions. Muscle, bone and joints. Leg and foot problems and conditions. Foot problems. This information may be useful for those who have a new foot problem. People who have been diagnosed with a foot condition or have had recent foot surgery should follow the advice of their healthcare professional.
