Comments on: 10 Foot Drop Exercises to Get Back on Your Feet with Confidence

By: Flint

Flint — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:15:00 +0000

In reply to Sue Corot. Hi Sue! I am so glad that you are enjoying both your MusicGlove and our blog! It's our pleasure to provide all the tools you need for an amazing recovery! Keep up the amazing work :) and thanks for sharing!!

By: Sue Corot

Sue Corot — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:23:00 +0000

After having had a stroke in 2012 I had heard about the MusicGlove on my local TV news and that was a fortunate day for me! My therapists had managed to get me on my feet again but did nothing to improve my arm & hand. Not only has the MusicGlove proven to be an excellent tool for me to regain dexterity and finger strength in my affected hand, but I love all the empowering information on this site! I AM getting better, albeit slowly, but that just means I have more work to do!

By: Flint

Flint — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:19:00 +0000

In reply to Kashan Beckford. Hi Kashan! Sorry I never saw your comment until just now. My personal suggestion would be to work on dorsiflexion and focus on improving that. You want to be balanced. The assisted toe raises exercise will help with this!

By: Flint

Flint — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:17:00 +0000

In reply to alison miller. Hi Alison! This is a great question. Repetitive rehab exercise is particularly beneficial for those recovering from neurological injury like stroke. Since you have an issue with your nerves, this doesn't exactly apply. But if your therapist has you doing similar exercises, then these should help.

By: alison miller

alison miller — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:54:00 +0000

Hi there, Thanks for this great post. Please could you answer a question which is: do the principles you outline here apply if the foot drop has been caused by damage to the peroneal nerve? This is my situation and the damage occurred at LS4/5 due to compression of the nerve. I had surgery to decompress the nerve, and am six weeks post surgery. I am doing lots of similar exercises as prescribed by my physio, and I found your post very encouraging (particularly the part about passive exercises having a role to play). I’d be very grateful for any information.

By: Kashan Beckford

Kashan Beckford — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:34:00 +0000

I have active inversion and can control my foot pretty well, although I still have dorsiflexion weakness. I also cannot evert my foot, but my question is should I continue strengthening my inverters? I would guess gaining better control of them would translate into overall better foot function. And could probably result in my evertion to get firing. I see you have exercises for eversion but why not inversion also?

By: Flint

Flint — Thu, 11 May 2017 16:29:00 +0000

In reply to Vel Lev.

Hi Vel! Sorry we didn’t see this comment until now. Here’s an article with core exercises with pictures. By strengthening your core, you can help improve your balance. I’d also seek out a physical therapist who can give you their opinion on your balance problems. I hope you enjoy the article https://www.flintrehab.com/2016/core-exercises-for-stroke-patients/

By: Flint

Flint — Thu, 11 May 2017 16:28:00 +0000

In reply to MaryLois Callander. Hi MaryLois! It is NEVER too late to start recovering after stroke. For example, we once had a patient 23 years post-stroke start using our MusicGlove hand therapy device, and she started to regain movement in her hand! That's over two decades post stroke that someone started recovering again. Neuroplasticity can be activated at any age and any stage post stroke. Try these exercises and see what your body is capable of :)

By: MaryLois Callander

MaryLois Callander — Wed, 10 May 2017 15:57:00 +0000

I had my stroke 8 years ago that left me with left sided weakness and foot drop on my left foot. Is it too late to start these exercises for foot drop and expect improvement?

By: Vel Lev

Vel Lev — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:30:00 +0000

pls share some sample pictorial exercises for balance disturbances while on walking