Balance exercises are also used to treat the condition.
The main goal of physical therapy for foot drop is to improvefunctional mobilityrelated to walking.
This can ensure that you are able to get around safely and may lower your risk of falling.
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This article discusses the causes of foot drop and how it’s diagnosed.
What Causes Foot Drop?
Other times, injury to the nerves in your leg may cause foot drop.
Thistype of electrical stimulationartificially contracts your muscle to help re-educate it to contract properly.
Ankle exercises are typically performed during and after NMES treatments.
Your physical therapist can assess you during rehabilitation and evaluate your progress.
Sometimes, improvement with foot drop is slow, so stick with it.
National Institutes of Health.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.Foot Drop Information Page.
