Foot drop is due to problems in the central nervous system and rarely resonds to PT for that reason. Treatment typically consists of a prosthetist/orthotist fashioning what is referred to as an AFO, which is a brace from the calf to the bottom of the foot. It fits into the shoe when it’s worn.
in the hospital we put tennis shoes on our patients to treat it.
Foot drop is due to problems in the central nervous system and rarely resonds to PT for that reason. Treatment typically consists of a prosthetist/orthotist fashioning what is referred to as an AFO, which is a brace from the calf to the bottom of the foot. It fits into the shoe when it’s worn.