foot Drop-Therapy

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“Foot drop” bukanlah satu penyakit. tapi lebih kepada simtom masalah saraf, otot atau anatomi. Foot Drop ialah bilamana pesakit mengalami masalah mengangkat naik bahagian hadapan kaki ketika berjalan bagi mengelakkan ianya tersandung.

Tujuan utama of foot drop therapy ialah untuk membantu pesakit mendapat sedikit kekuatan di bahagian kaki dan dapat berjalan dengan selamat. Rawatan akan berbeza bergantung kepada penyebab terjadinya foot drop anda.

In many cases, physical therapy and exercise can help with this muscle weakness or paralysis. Physical therapists help the patient retrain and strengthen the muscles that lead to foot drop.

Here are some of the commonly used exercises for foot drop therapy:

Ball Lift
The patient sits on a chair, holding the sides for support, with a tennis ball on the ground. He or she then tries to grab and lift the ball with the toes (bare feet) and bring it up as high as possible. Repeat ten times. Take a half-minute break and repeat three sets (with breaks in-between).

Leg Flex
Sitting on the floor with legs extended in front, the patient lifts the affected leg a few inches off the ground and flexes the toes so that they face the abdomen, holding for five seconds. He or she then flexes the leg in the opposite direction so that the toes point away from the body. Hold position for five seconds. Repeat ten times.

Foot Stretch
The patient sits on the floor with legs out, looping a towel over the top half of the affected foot. He or she then pulls the towel with both ends toward the body, stretching out the toes for six seconds, taking a half-minute break, and repeating six times.

Cycling
The cycling motion is quite effective, whether done on a stationary bike, real bicycle, or lying on the floor and making the cycling motion in the air with the legs.

Physical therapists will emphasize to patients how critical it is for them to do their exercises, even on days when they don’t have therapy. People can often be functional and independent with this symptom, particularly with the help of a physical therapist.