Kristina1
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2017
- Messages
- 822
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 03/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- MA
- City
- Grafton
The main reason I use a walker at home, wheelchair out is my spastic gait makes walking very difficult and a huge fall risk. My spasticity is such that I can't put my heels down when I walk, I walk on the front of my feet, almost on my toes, and put my weight on the outer sides of my feet.
At this point my neuro said my left foot is turning inward when I walk. She has my husband doing stretches with me, and I'm on baclofen. When PT came out she said I could wear leg splits at night, but I already have hand splits and biPAP the idea of leg splits makes me feel claustrophobic like a mummy. She also said we can look at AFO but it doesn't sound very comfortable. Thoughts?
At this point my neuro said my left foot is turning inward when I walk. She has my husband doing stretches with me, and I'm on baclofen. When PT came out she said I could wear leg splits at night, but I already have hand splits and biPAP the idea of leg splits makes me feel claustrophobic like a mummy. She also said we can look at AFO but it doesn't sound very comfortable. Thoughts?