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Foot drop
Foot drop is a condition when a nerve and muscle in the foot are injured, preventing a person from having normal upward flexion of the food, thus allowing the foot to drop or slap down when walking.
Dr. Arnold Beresh reviewed this
43 year experience in Podiatry
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What are the tests for Foot drop?
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What are the complications of Foot drop?
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Can people recieve disability for foot drop?
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What can lead to, or is associated with Foot drop?
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Is the severity of foot drop linked to how likely it will be to cure it?
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Can apinched nerve in lumbar4 cause foot drop? If yes, what can be done?
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I have a foot drop for quiet sometime now and its getting worse day by day. How this can be treated ?
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Can i drive with foot drop?
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Can alcohol induced foot drop be cured?
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How can I tell when foot drop is healing?
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Is it safe to bike with foot drop (severe)?
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Is it possible to run with severe (0/5) foot drop?
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Can an electromyography detect the cause of foot drop?
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Is there a level of foot drop where it is safe to wear heels?
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I have a foot drop thats why i can't walk properly what can I do?
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Ice for peroneal nerve problem causing foot drop? Would that help?
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How do doctors determine a level of foot drop? When you are sitting? Standing?
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When evaluating my foot drop level(was 0/5 but may be as much as 3/5 now), what position is most important? Sitting?Standing?Have most strength sitting
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