Leg Pain

Foot Drop Treatments

cmaynard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:33:51 -0700

Treatment for foot drop will vary depending on the cause. Treating the underlying cause as effectively as possible should always be part of the foot drop treatment plan.

Typical treatments for drop foot include:

Foot Drop Diagnosis

cmaynard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:19:57 -0700

When diagnosing foot drop, doctors typically rely on a 0-5 foot mobility threshold, with 0 referring to complete paralysis and 5 signifying complete foot mobility.

As there are many potential causes of drop foot, a doctor must first pinpoint its underlying source.

Diagnosing Causes of Drop Foot

A typical dropped foot diagnostic process includes:

Foot Drop Causes

cmaynard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:03:02 -0700

When learning about drop foot, it should be reiterated that it is a symptom of an underlying condition. Generally speaking, foot drop causes may include:

Muscle damage
Skeletal or anatomical abnormalities affecting the foot
Nerve damage.

Common Drop Foot Causes

Specific causes of foot drop that should be considered may include:

Foot Drop Symptoms, Steppage Gait & Other Warning Signs

cmaynard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:49:40 -0700

Foot drop typically affects the muscles responsible for moving the ankle and foot upward, specifically the anterior tibialis, extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus.

With drop foot, these muscles are inhibited from performing several functions during a normal walking stride, including swinging the toes up from the ground at the start of a stride and controlling the foot after the heel is planted near the end of a stride. Consequently, the most recognized foot drop symptom occurs: high steppage gait.

Foot Drop Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

cmaynard — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:28:21 -0700

Foot drop, or drop foot as it may also be called, refers to a weakening of the muscles that allow one to flex the ankle and toes, causing the individual to drag the front of the foot while walking and to compensate for this scuffle by bending the knee to lift the foot higher than usual.

Foot Pain Causes and Treatments

cmaynard — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:03:33 -0700

As stated earlier, lower back conditions may prompt a series of symptoms that produce foot pain, usually associated with leg pain (sciatica). To understand how lower back conditions may be the source of pain in the foot, one needs to learn about the largest single nerve in the human body, the sciatic nerve.

Foot Pain Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

cmaynard — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:36:09 -0700

While there may be many causes of foot pain, it is important to note that not all foot pain originates in the toes or in the front or back of the foot, nor does it necessarily develop because of some injury or trauma to the foot.

Leg Pain and Numbness: What Might These Symptoms Mean?

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:29:06 -0800

Sciatica/Leg Pain Info:

Causes of Leg Pain and Foot Pain

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:29:06 -0800

Sciatica/Leg Pain Info:

More accurate anatomic diagnoses are made easier when patients document or catalog the characteristics of their leg pain, foot pain and other symptoms in clear descriptive terms. For example: