Does anyone have or have any advice on footdrop?
Apparently it is caused by damage to a nerve which runs close to the knee.
In 2014 I was hit by a car and took some damage to my left knee. Sometime after that I was aware that I was having trouble controlling my left foot. It would slap the ground as I walked, particularly when I was tired. My wife commented on it a few times, noticing the noise it was making. At one point I thought I might have had a stroke.
There’s a muscle in the front of your lower leg, called the anterior tibialis. My one on my right leg is well-developed, which isn’t a surprise giving the cycling I do, but the one on the left leg pretty much doesn’t exist. Having ignored it for years, I’ve now decided I have footdrop.
I’m assuming that it is too late to do anything about it. If the nerve was damaged years ago and the muscle has atrophied, it is likely to be too late. I do get some intermittent issues with my knee and ankle, possibly because of a muscle imbalance, so I’d welcome any opinions or thoughts, if I could do anything, or if I should continue to ignore it.
Apparently it is caused by damage to a nerve which runs close to the knee.
In 2014 I was hit by a car and took some damage to my left knee. Sometime after that I was aware that I was having trouble controlling my left foot. It would slap the ground as I walked, particularly when I was tired. My wife commented on it a few times, noticing the noise it was making. At one point I thought I might have had a stroke.
There’s a muscle in the front of your lower leg, called the anterior tibialis. My one on my right leg is well-developed, which isn’t a surprise giving the cycling I do, but the one on the left leg pretty much doesn’t exist. Having ignored it for years, I’ve now decided I have footdrop.
I’m assuming that it is too late to do anything about it. If the nerve was damaged years ago and the muscle has atrophied, it is likely to be too late. I do get some intermittent issues with my knee and ankle, possibly because of a muscle imbalance, so I’d welcome any opinions or thoughts, if I could do anything, or if I should continue to ignore it.