Cause foot drop - how does a drop foot come about?

Foot drop can be the cause of several factors. The most important and main factor of a drop foot is the control of the nerves. A foot drop often occurs due to damage to the nerve in the lower leg (nerve peroneus). This often happens due to trauma, sitting for long periods and often cross-legged or sitting for a long time (while working).
When the nerve becomes pinched or narrowed (stenosis), the signals cannot be propelled to the foot and this can also cause a drop foot. In addition, it is possible that the nerve has been damaged during surgery.

Symptoms

• Difficult or impossible to lift the foot and toes
• Pain in the instep and the front lower leg
• Tingling in the foot
• Numbness in the foot

Foot drop treatment

The best way to treat a drop foot is to relieve direct pressure on the nerve. Adjusting the body posture and changing habits is often enough to deal better with a drop foot. Furthermore, there are several exercises to train control / sensation over ankle / foot. Let yourself be informed by a physiotherapist from ProBrace . The drop foot usually recovers within two to three months, but in some cases the drop foot will never disappear. In case of severe weakness or complete paralysis, a combination of physiotherapy with targeted training in combination with a brace / bandage offers the solution.

A drop foot splint, brace, bandage or EVO   is an aid that prevents your foot from 'hanging' during the swing phase of the gait or folding down when the heel bone makes contact with the ground (heel leg landing phase). Drop foot braces and bandages are only used for people with weakened foot lifters and a mild drop foot, the AFOs (ankle foot orthosis), on the other hand, are used more for heavy drop foot, heavier injuries and combinations with spasticity. Different variants are available; from very simple to advanced:

• Ossur Foot-up - An example of an extremely simple yet effective drop foot bandage is the Óssur Foot-Up . This is a bandage, suitable for mild foot lifter pareses that can be easily attached between the shoe and the ankle. Unlike other products that have to be placed in the shoe.
• We also have a Boxia Foot-Up . The Foot-up does not have to be measured by an orthopedic instrument maker, but you can easily do this yourself. See the size chart with the product.
• Another option is the Boxia folding foot orthosis from the Orliman brand. Just like the ossur foot-up, you do not need to have this drop foot brace measured by an orthopedic instrument maker, but you can simply measure it yourself using the size chart at the bottom of this page .