foot drop
Toe-dragging walking problem
Foot drop is a condition where weakness or paralysis prevents lifting the front part of the foot, causing it to drag or slap down when walking.
People with foot drop often compensate by lifting their knee higher than normal.
The condition results from nerve damage, muscle disorders, or brain or spinal cord injury: He developed foot drop after the surgery.
impairment
Losing balance walking
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- muscle atrophyShrinkage from disuse
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
rehabilitation
Training via physiological monitoring
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- balance trainingExercises improving postural control
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
causes
Sudden brain blood blockage
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- muscular dystrophyGenetic muscle-wasting condition
- poliomyelitisParalysis-causing viral infection
bracing
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- shoe insertRemovable footwear liner
- heel liftShoe insert adding height
tripping
Losing balance walking
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- muscle atrophyShrinkage from disuse
- paresisPartial loss of movement
biofeedback
Training via physiological monitoring
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- balance trainingExercises improving postural control
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- muscular dystrophyGenetic muscle-wasting condition
poliomyelitis · herniated disc · leg crossing · tumor · trauma
splint
Device immobilizing injured limbs
- shoe insertRemovable footwear liner
- heel liftShoe insert adding height
- gait problemslimp, limping, hobble, hobbling, shuffle
- neurological symptomsnumbness, tremor, paralysis, aphasia, ataxia
- podiatrychiropodist, plantar fasciitis, bunions, ingrown toenail, callus
- nerve symptomsweakness, muscle weakness, numbness, tingling, paralysis
- motor diseasesALS, polio, motor neuron disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, paralysis
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe