Dealing With Double drop foot.

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PaulGrewe

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PALS
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Maryland
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Essex
This is some crazy scary stuff,
 
Kind of hard to reply without a little more context, but AFO's are little miracles.

Tom
 
Yep. I also have double foot drop and find AFOs useful. They keep your toes from dragging, help minimize risk of getting a contracture in the foot drop position (otherwise known as an equinous contracture because it resembles a horse hoof), and also keeps ankle from twisting from side to side when you walk. I'm also considering the use of a soft over-the-counter AFO for night time and lounging use to help minimize the contracture risk -- I found some on Amazon. I know some other people with foot drops who are wheelchair-dependent but still wear their AFOs to avoid contracture sand assist with transferring.
Definitely scary stuff. Hang in there.
 
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