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Foot Drop, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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- ISBN978-1-370-08439-5
- EAN9781370084395
- Date de parution06/10/2016
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- ÉditeurEditeurs divers USA
Résumé
Foot drop is a medical disorder with muscular weakness or paralysis that makes it difficult to lift the front part of the foot and toes. Foot drop is a sign of an underlying disorder rather than a condition itself. This could be muscular, produced by nerve damage in the leg, or the result of a brain or spinal injury. Foot drop normally only involves one foot, but both feet may be involved depending on the cause.
It can be temporary or permanent. Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited genetic conditions that produce gradual muscle weakness and can sometimes result in foot drop. Foot drop can also be linked to other muscle wasting disorders, such as spinal muscular atrophy or motor neuron disease.2. Peripheral nerve problems or neuropathyFoot drop is often produced by compression of the nerve that controls the muscles that lift the foot.
Occasionally nerves near the knee or lower spine can be trapped. The nerves in the leg can also be injured or damaged during knee replacement or hip replacement surgery. Foot drop can sometimes be caused by nerve damage linked to diabetes (known as a neuropathy). Inherited disorders such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease are also a frequent cause of peripheral nerve damage and muscle weakness that can result in foot drop.3.
Brain and spinal cord disordersFoot drop can also be caused by conditions that affect the brain or spinal cord, such as:a. Strokeb. Cerebral palsyc. Multiple sclerosisImaging tests, such as an X-ray, ultrasound scan or a computerized tomography (CT) scan, may be neededIf the patient has foot drop, the patient will find it hard to lift the front part of the foot off the ground. This means the patient will have the likelihood to scuff the toes along the ground raising the danger of falls.
To avoid this, the patient may lift the foot higher than usual when walking. Treatments are:1. Physiotherapy - to strengthen the foot, ankle and lower leg muscles2. Wearing an ankle-foot orthosis - to hold the foot in a normal position3. Electrical nerve stimulation - in certain cases it can help lift the foot4. Surgery is an operation to fuse the ankle or foot bones may be done in severe or long-term casesTABLE OF CONTENTIntroductionChapter 1 Foot DropChapter 2 CausesChapter 3 SymptomsChapter 4 DiagnosisChapter 5 TreatmentChapter 6 PrognosisChapter 7 Muscle DystrophyChapter 8 Cerebral PalsyEpilogue
It can be temporary or permanent. Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited genetic conditions that produce gradual muscle weakness and can sometimes result in foot drop. Foot drop can also be linked to other muscle wasting disorders, such as spinal muscular atrophy or motor neuron disease.2. Peripheral nerve problems or neuropathyFoot drop is often produced by compression of the nerve that controls the muscles that lift the foot.
Occasionally nerves near the knee or lower spine can be trapped. The nerves in the leg can also be injured or damaged during knee replacement or hip replacement surgery. Foot drop can sometimes be caused by nerve damage linked to diabetes (known as a neuropathy). Inherited disorders such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease are also a frequent cause of peripheral nerve damage and muscle weakness that can result in foot drop.3.
Brain and spinal cord disordersFoot drop can also be caused by conditions that affect the brain or spinal cord, such as:a. Strokeb. Cerebral palsyc. Multiple sclerosisImaging tests, such as an X-ray, ultrasound scan or a computerized tomography (CT) scan, may be neededIf the patient has foot drop, the patient will find it hard to lift the front part of the foot off the ground. This means the patient will have the likelihood to scuff the toes along the ground raising the danger of falls.
To avoid this, the patient may lift the foot higher than usual when walking. Treatments are:1. Physiotherapy - to strengthen the foot, ankle and lower leg muscles2. Wearing an ankle-foot orthosis - to hold the foot in a normal position3. Electrical nerve stimulation - in certain cases it can help lift the foot4. Surgery is an operation to fuse the ankle or foot bones may be done in severe or long-term casesTABLE OF CONTENTIntroductionChapter 1 Foot DropChapter 2 CausesChapter 3 SymptomsChapter 4 DiagnosisChapter 5 TreatmentChapter 6 PrognosisChapter 7 Muscle DystrophyChapter 8 Cerebral PalsyEpilogue
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