Archive for September 24th, 2009
Drop foot is defined as the loss of ability to raise the foot at the ankle and naturally that leads to difficulty in walking. If you are suffering from a foot or lower leg injury, you are at a much higher risk to develop the drop foot syndrome. Should this circumstance happen to you, there are foot drop braces available to support the anterior muscle which is used for lifting your foot. People with this kind of injury use the hip muscles to lift the foot above the ground and this becomes tiring.
The aim of a brace is to provide you with a more normal walk. This is also known as ankle-foot orthotics or AFO. To understand how these braces work, you must first understand the there are two standard motions that occur in the ankle joint, plantar flexion – motioning the toes to point downward and dorsiflexion – motioning the toes to point upward.