Life with severe foot drop
Hi guys,
As I said in my introduction, passive neurologists and lack of initiative on my part have led me to suffer a severe foot drop (or club foot), which makes me almost drag my right leg. Foot drop has also confused me, because I thought I didn't have RRMS, but SPMS, but shortened muscles and the lack of an athletic approach to MS have made me pretty sure it's RRMS. The thing is I've started an exercise routine, but I have the feeling is a little too late to improve my foot drop without an operation.
I have a couple of questions: 1. Do you know anybody in my same (or similar) situation? (I started having difficulty in my gait a little less than 4 years ago). Is it possible to improve?
2. Do you know anyone who has been operated from foot drop? Is life afterwards better?(mainly gait). Thanks.
@crockett32 I suffer from foot drop. There are no medical operations that can correct it. Your nerves are damaged due to MS. The best person to ask is a nuero physio who can give you exercises to try and help with your gait and balance problems. Ask your doctor to refer you to one.
@crocket32 I also suffer from foot drop, which as @highlander says, is due to nerve damage (diagnosis '93, change from RRMS to SPMS about 5 years ago). It has led to some painful - and embarrassing - falls. Neuro-physio did indeed give me exercises, and then an orthotist created a splint that helped. May sound extreme, but now I wear a Functional Electrical Stimulation device (that means as I walk, electrodes on my affected leg, activated by a switch in my insole, cause my foot to pull upwards and slightly outwards.