I'm dragging both feet and "duck walking" - heels in, toes out (I think to keep my balance). I haven't had mobility problems beyond a slight limp in months. Any idea what's causing or how to treat?
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Sounds to me like DropFoot.......
You might want to look it up, maybe google it.
Gomer
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Okay, maybe I'm confused. From how I understood it, you tend to lift up one part of the foot to clear the floor with dropfoot. Am I wrong? I'd love to have an explanation. A few hours in the air conditioning cleared up the worst of it, but I'm betting it's going to happen again.Comment
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From my reading, mostly here, some have drop foot ALL the time, and others get it (or it's worse) when their muscles get tired. My TOE end tends to drop a little, and worse when I am tired. As many things MS, I would expect heat may also make it worse. I just have not tried to put 2+2 together, yet for myself, on that issue.
I have been wearing AFOs, Arizona boots type for nearly five years. I got new ones almost a year ago, and I noticed right away they kept my TOES up better and my (limited) walking more, much more stable. AFOs have helped tremendously in keeping me walking some.
Even before then I had ankle supports, my weak ankles were allowing a bone supr to do internal damge, bleeding/bruse and PAIN.
Gomer
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Thanks. I'm flaring a little. I've had spasticity before (locked ankles) but not foot drop. I noticed I'd been limping for a few days, but only a little (dragging one foot when I'd been sitting for awhile). I bet the heat's making it worse. We'd been cold until now.Comment
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