2025年1月15日 · Foot drop, sometimes called drop foot, is a general term for difficulty lifting the front part of the foot. If you have foot drop, the front of your foot might drag on the ground when you walk. Foot drop isn't a disease. Rather, it is a sign of an underlying neurological, muscular or anatomical problem.

Foot drop is a symptom in which you drag your toes when you walk due to weakness or paralysis of certain muscles in your foot. It has several possible causes. The most common causes are peroneal nerve injury and lumbar radiculopathy. It’s treatable in most, but not all, cases.

2025年1月15日 · Foot drop. The most common type of foot drop is caused by injury to the peroneal nerve, which controls the muscles that lift the foot. Foot drop can be temporary or permanent. A brace can help hold the foot in position.

2022年3月5日 · Foot drop, sometimes called "drop foot," is the inability to lift the front part of the foot. This causes the toes to drag along the ground while walking. To avoid dragging the toes,...

2024年2月12日 · Foot drop is an inability to lift the forefoot due to the weakness of the dorsiflexor muscles of the foot. This can lead to an unsafe antalgic gait, potentially resulting in falls. The etiologies behind this presentation are varied and include muscular, neurologic, spinal, autoimmune, and musculoskeletal disorders.

2013年11月5日 · Irritation or compression of spinal nerve roots in the lumbar and/or sacral spine may cause foot drop due to radiculopathy. The symptoms of radiculopathy typically include weakness, pain, tingling, and/or numbness in the skin and/or muscles supplied by the affected nerve. Foot drop is commonly caused by radiculopathy of the L5 nerve root.

2013年11月5日 · Foot drop usually occurs when there is a problem with the nerves in the lower spine, leg, or foot or the muscles of the leg and foot. Typically, if the heel strikes the floor first as the foot lands, a dysfunction of the lower spinal nerve root (s) …

Foot drop also known as drop foot is not a disease, but rather a commonly encountered symptom of a neurological, anatomical, or muscular problem. Foot drop is inability to lift the forefoot due to the weakness of dorsiflexors of the foot.

2024年12月11日 · Foot drop, also called drop foot, is a condition where it is difficult or impossible to lift the front part of the foot, often causing the toes to drag when walking. It’s commonly associated with nerve or muscle dysfunction, but can also stem from structural issues or neurological disorders.

2024年4月13日 · Foot drop is a common walking challenge caused by stroke. People with foot drop can’t raise the front part of the foot because of weakness or paralysis of the muscle that normally lifts it. With foot drop there is difficulty “clearing” the foot while walking, often dragging or scuffing along the ground.