How to Treat Drop Foot | Foot Drop

Are you having difficulty walking because of a foot drop for a foot slap? Then this video might help you.
There are multiple reasons why you might have a foot drop. Either an injury to your leg and peroneal nerve or a neurological disease like multiple sclerosis, ALS or stroke. Foot drop is different from a spastic foot with plantar flexion. When you hold your foot up and release it it will just be dropping down if it is a true foot drop. If it is spastic it is difficult to stretch and move that ankle upwards. But in any case we need to manage that food drop otherwise it will be so difficult for you to walk because you are leg with a foot drop will just drag that foot. You will have a higher risk of falling. First we need to facilitate the muscle and wake it up. You can use either a fast brushing, fast tapping or icing. Stimulate that area or the muscle responsible for raising your toe and foot up. The direction on how to stimulate muscle is going upwards. Do it for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds try to raise your toes up towards your nose. If it is difficult for you to go against gravity, you might want to do a long sitting or lying on your bed with your hip and knee bent. I prefer the couch because you also have back support this way. Palce a rolled up towel or throw under your knee. or And if it is too hard to do that at the moment, you can assist the movement using a belt or a rubber band that is long enough for you to hold. Try to bring your foot and toes towards your nose. Do that ten repetitions for three sets. When you’re movement is getting better as you’re able to raise your toes and foot up easier, start doing these exercises with your leg fully extended it straight which is more difficult compared to when your hip and knee are also flexed. I will do another video once you’re foot drop is getting better and your ankle is getting stronger and doing dorsiflexion.
#dropfoot #footdrop #strokerecovery
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Disclaimer:
This video should not replace the necessity of visiting your doctor or getting your occupational therapy session done. Please consult your primary care physician before doing any of this. The video is for educational purposes only.
By performing any fitness exercises, you are performing them at your own risk. Skills and wellness will not be responsible or liable for any injury or harm you sustain as a result of our fitness program.
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[@Skipbo000]

I find it helpful to watch videos with people that actually HAVE dropped foot. It a neurological condition dude. It's not a case of "out of shape," being too lazy or not working out the foot. It's hard to really imagine not being able to pull up the top of your foot until it actually happens to you.

[@raistakilhara]

i have cmt, lost my feet movement 15 y ago

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

*raises hand* cmt 1A here too. There are no exercises to undo this

[@54Mello]

Foot drop since July it’s now September and I still can’t walk properly. PT said it takes a long time to correct…part of sciatica in the right leg.

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

@@54Mello I’ve had foot drop for 24+ years. Lol nothing short of surgery is gonna fix this

[@54Mello]

@@PIXELSURPRISE OMG! Don’t tell me that! I am so hopeful my foot will go back to normal. Do you feel tightness under the toes?

[@annabrown7302]

THANK YOU I HAVE FOOT DROP TRIPPED OVER MY CAT BUT ,YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH TANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP❤

[@WendyHallam]

Yes I agree with previous comment . I have zero dorsiflexion and it is impossible to lift my foot at all.

[@hastha7083]

90degree foot drop SPLINT MUST BE USED IN THE NIGHT, WHILE ASLEEP..OR ELSE, THE FOOT DROP IS GOING TO GET WORSE. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPLINT MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES BY THE AFFECTED PERSON ON THE AFFECTED SIDE. ONLY DURING FOOT ,DORSIFLEXION EXERCISES, THE SPLINT CAN BE REMOVED. THE PATIENT COULD USE A THERABAND ,TO PULL UP THE TOES, IN DORSIFLEXION ,EVEN IN SITTING POSITION AGAINST GRAVITY......THIS POSITION IS GOOD FOR QUICK RECOVERY.

[@adoracionbernardez5476]

Thank you I really like your shared OP exercises it truly helps me a lot. God bless & rewards the goodness of your passion!

[@bruthermark]

I Just came across your channel and I have already become a subscriber, your approach to rehabbing drop foot is encouraging to say the least, I have been dealing with foot drop for about six years now and it's as problematic as my actual MS, I look forward to watching the follow up to this presentation.

[@lindanguyen8396]

Thank you Jonathan. You’re the best

[@anniehulme6521]

Very good ,thankyou , can you show 2nd video please

[@carmenlevine6381]

Just found your channel & am eager to follow ur directions.Thank u so much

[@wyip2135]

Thanks it very helpful for Parkinson's

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

You are welcome. Glad to help

[@hfaith81]

Thank you! This was very beneficial. God bless!

[@kumarvesapogu8901]

Hi brother I saffer food drop. improve my drop more vedios please

[@gloriaortiz5184]

Good workout thank you

[@MegaMusical10]

Great video, thanks!

[@eltonwelsby787]

Hi. Great video. The band stretches, how does that help with foot drop?

[@sayckeone]

This is a year old, but the idea is that when you pull your foot up and release the band, you need to use your muscles to keep your foot in that position for ten seconds, which should strengthen the muscle over time, allowing you to eventually regain upward movement of your foot.

[@latheresaking2283]

How do we order the device you described/demonstrated. My ago is killing my ankle.

[@Wonthappen]

Thank you 🙏

[@neothe_road_to_recovery_2062]

come on!!!!!🥵second video in a row. If someone has foot drop its likely that they might not be able to control the arm on the same side.

[@sharoncurtis9727]

Thank you for your simple at home exercise I have a combination drop foot with a pop back knee and I might have a drop hip all this is related to MS I'm interested for exercising with a pop back knee can you help me

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

I do have an exercise for that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnXCfHVqabh3o80

[@CherylMert]

Is a brace splint helped a drop foot walk beter or walk normally

[@CherylMert]

Is a brace splint helping a drop foot to walk beter or walk normal

[@budiwiwaha4189]

Thanks a bunch, a few exercise from U, I still practise every day sometime feel boring but I have to be dicipline to get better day to day progress❤️👍😁

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Wonderful!

[@RIGOTONES]

How is your foot drop now?

[@budiwiwaha4189]

@@RIGOTONES still drop foot, but there is progress, do exercise everyday, hope will be back to normal💪

[@SbongileIrene-ce7ni]

Thank you it's working 🎉

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Yay. Happy for you

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

I can treat my foot drop if I just cut off both of my feet. Cmt disease in the Canadian health care system: you can still walk so I’m not doing surgery on you.

[@agnetam61]

i have to wait for 4 weeks before i can get mine. that is very long

[@tagmidia8805]

Thank you sir.I also have a foot drop.when I try to pull the foot up I feel like I have a very big gup in the joint.

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Did you get an xray or check up with your doctor? But this exercises will still help

[@tagmidia8805]

@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS I took when I was still young. And I even had operations .they could tell me to do exercise with the leg but it did not work since I didn't know exactly how to do it.I could not do any response in the muscles.but now I can feel it.and the more I do it is responding. Just what I feel they are too weak to pul up.and also experience much play in joint with a big gup.which I think is due to muscle reluctance.

[@tagmidia8805]

@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS since I have got you now. It is gonna work form better.

[@kennedyibeh2755]

Please how do I go with this my issue, last year July 2nd I had a fatal accident that affected my left hip leg,my hip shifted and that is what caused my foot drop. Please I need help. Thanks Kennedy frm nigeria.

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Sounds like a nerve problem. The nerve needs to heal and get fixed first.

[@karennogare2549]

Thank you. I have MS and right foot drop. How many sets and repetitions also is this to be done every day. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺. Great information in your video and instruction

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

if you have MS, you might not have a true foot drop. you might have a spastic leg. try this instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHaaaHt9ac5_mJI do them twice a day to start with

[@mobilidade4269]

Excelente 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ritauy3541]

What is title exercise for the next step po? Salamat po

[@remembermlambo327]

Ido have foot drop im failing to pull it

[@marciadillon6813]

Thank you much! Had a stroke due to blood clot on the right side of my brain. Right foot okay and toes but left foot and toes does not flex normally. I have been thinking about methods of circulation. I do feel if I bup my left toes or foot. Just that toes will not flex or bend normally.

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

I will do my best to formulate a video about that. For the mean time, dont give up with your therapy

[@usmanufg-comeuppro4343]

Is it possible to recover 5 years foot 🦶 drop I'm suffering from Stroke from last 5 years please tell

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

If it is stiff and hard to bend it up, you might need a surgery for tendon release amd elongation. But start with daily stretching

[@RaymondMarino-y8q]

Try With weight on your foot

[@prasadkancharla5885]

I had a foot drop because I had a brain stroke sir , since 3 years sir , How to do sir please 🙏 sir help me age 25 sir

[@bessemeyong8369]

Please can this work for a person with dropfoot for over 6years

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

If its a true drop foot. Not tightness but the flaccid or weak drop foot

[@joelfavia7055]

​@@SKILLSANDWELLNESSsame here..7 year foot drop due to accidental knee injury...

[@josebrauliodelossantos3277]

❤️❤️❤️

[@abusaleh3718]

There is swelling in the feet

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/joikh6GOl82spsU

[@ykpang8724]

❤

[@anahitgituni9315]

May Jesus bless you 🙏🙏

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

thank you and 🙏

[@tinamarquez7572]

What if super weak pO? Like hindi mo ma control below the knee

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Pacheck po muna. Baka nerve issue po. Tapos, try mo ung exercise na nka higa po

[@renatomarquez1505]

Very useful video. Can't say thank you more than enough.More power to you. I do have a question. I have a foot drop for a year now but I still go out and play golf walking, walk the trails and I exercise quite a bit focusing on my core. I also climb the stairs almost daily for 30 minutes and finished 80 flghts (8 steps per flight). Is this bad for my foot drop problem?

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Nope. It is helping you be doing functional movements. Stay active like you are doing now. 🤙🏽🤙🏽😘

[@jvaliant6804]

Hi Dr. Nathan. My aunt got her first stroke attack in Oct'22. Her right arm, hand and fingers are flaccid. She can curl up her fingers (not so well, but she can) by using her shoulder strength, what do I need to do more to help her everyday? Whenever she's panic, her hand becomes stiff for a moment. I can see there’s a gap within her shoulder and arm. How to increase her hands ability? Thank you so much Dr. Nathan!

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

You are welcome. But i am an OT. Cant call myself a doctor. 😬 but for the shoulder, do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmjTknedfs5jj7c And for the arm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX7VnZ6Bq990gJI

[@joannagonzalez7433]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤I have foot drop I needed this motivation

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Yes yes yes. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jaimesgran-d6070]

Hi Nathan, how xbout exercises for heavy foot? Tightening of muscles?

[@euphyt8191]

I think it will help is it good for my cramps

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

try to see a doctor.it could be low on potassium or sodium

[@kanwalashraf8452]

I can’t lift up my foot

[@sandimampita]

Thank you! Do you do personalized help?

[@khaerulohanwaralhasan6512]

thank u so much

[@raghavendrakothamangala6328]

Very nice. Thank you very much.

[@thanammuthiah3776]

My thumb is going inwards and my little finger is going outwards.what should I do?

[@RaymondMarino-y8q]

I had back fusion surgery and now I have foot drop

[@vyrUS79]

Did you steal my belt? LMAO

[@RobertLLewis-vs1kr]

Foot drop with a A/K Amputation aa

[@arielallorde5660]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@kendall73white]

Quick question what if you having neurological issues with the leg and your foot is always on the balls of feet, how do you improve your balance? Its like you are walking flat foot and the other foot is on your toes.

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

Inserts and shoe modifications if tendon release is not an option

[@francisdaisy1348]

Super

[@MrKukku_UK]

Thanks bro.... I have foot drop and I can't move my wrist and can't open fingers

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

You’re welcome. But did you have a stroke? If you did, then, it is not drop foot by the spastic plantarflex foot.

[@nmnfdgh]

I have CMT diseasis which led to old foot drop since about 40 ys back so is this exercices benift for me?

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

I hope so. Try it out and tell yourself, your leg will move

[@dianekehn1650]

Can you ever drive again

[@SKILLSANDWELLNESS]

If the doctor or ohysical therapist clears you