Forefoot drop vs. footdrop...

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Hi Paolo and all:

Thanks for the explanation. I am still, however, not sure

if I have forefoot drop or footdrop. My NCV test showed that on the

right leg/foot the only nerve that seemed to be " totally dead " was

the one that lifts up my foot; however, despite this, my right foot

does not drop all the time.

From your explanation, I KNOW I have forefoot drop - mostly

because my arches are so high its clear that it's a bit difficult to

lift the forefoot beyond them.

I do, I think, know what you mean about stage influencing

rehabilitation strategy. In my case, I think I was given AFO's WAY

TOO EARLY. I was given them 15 years ago when I was diagnosed

w/ " bilateral polyneuropathy of the feet and legs " but I don't think

I needed them then - or definitely not all the time. I think some

good orthotics would have done the trick. The reason I am a bit

perturbed about being given AFO's too early is that using AFO's when

I didn't need to has resulted in quicker atrophy of the muscles in my

calves.

Even now I don't think I need AFO's all the time, if at

all. My bggest problems are footdrop - after I've been walking a

long distance, and poor balance. I don't fall a lot but I sure do

stagger and wobble. and I wish I had better strategies to handle

that. Peace, - Marti