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Experiencing Foot drop
446 patients currently experience Foot drop. See all
JazminMchll Sex: F Flare-up: Severe Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile JazminMchll moderate
klunzig Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile klunzig moderate
bbrown5123 Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: severe Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile bbrown5123 severe

Foot drop Symptom Report

Foot drop, also called drop foot, is the inability to raise the foot at the ankle. The condition presents as a limp, weak foot that causes difficulty when walking. Foot drop causes the person to lift the afflicted foot high to allow the toes to clear the ground; this is known as steppage gait. Read more...

What we've learned

Symptom Severities

Treatments Patients Take For Foot drop

Treatments Patients Take For Foot drop
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO	48	11%
WalkAide	14	3%
Walking Stick/Cane	11	2%
Handicapped parking permit	4	1%
Orthotics	3	1%
Botulinum Toxin Type A	1	0%
Foot/ankle splint	1	0%
Knee and ankle brace	1	0%
MRI	1	0%
Physiotherapy	1	0%
Walker	1	0%

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