Foot drop

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   Our user asked: "About 25 years ago I had a pinched sciatic nerve that led to drop foot in my left leg. You can easily see the absence of anterior tibialis development on that leg, and you can hear the foot slap when I walk. I'm 63, but I still work out a lot. I do a dorsiflexion exercise with a cable on my right leg, but my left leg won't do much of anything. Are the left dorsiflexors probably just permanently atrophied at this point, or is there something that I could do to rebuild them? Might something like electrical stimulation help get them somewhat alive again? Thanks in advance."

Ask a Pt Response: "Given the time frame and extent of your injury, I would suspect this would probably be something you will always have. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try e-stim to see if it can assist with facilitating a muscle contraction and possibly improving strength/function."

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Ask a PT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: Jul 07 2008 Status: Offline Points: 954	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ask a PT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Foot drop Posted: Jan 04 2012 at 4:40pm
	Our user asked: "About 25 years ago I had a pinched sciatic nerve that led to drop foot in my left leg. You can easily see the absence of anterior tibialis development on that leg, and you can hear the foot slap when I walk. I'm 63, but I still work out a lot. I do a dorsiflexion exercise with a cable on my right leg, but my left leg won't do much of anything. Are the left dorsiflexors probably just permanently atrophied at this point, or is there something that I could do to rebuild them? Might something like electrical stimulation help get them somewhat alive again? Thanks in advance." Ask a Pt Response: "Given the time frame and extent of your injury, I would suspect this would probably be something you will always have. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try e-stim to see if it can assist with facilitating a muscle contraction and possibly improving strength/function."

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