Q&A: HELP i think i have drop foot, reply ASAP please!?
Question by jordeysrule: HELP i think i have drop foot, reply ASAP please!?
ok im 17 years young, im currently in asia on holiday iv been getting bitten recently on my feet by mosquiots, when in secondary school at about 13/14 years old i broke my big toe on my left foot and had a pin init up to today my foot has been fine and has recoverd back to its normal state.
I woke up this morning with no pain in my left foot, i can move my foot down but cannot bend my big toe upwards or move my foot upwards, i have done some search online and i have all the symptons for foot drop i cannot stand on my ankle and i have already fell over a few times today i have not lost any fealing in my left foot except for the loss of movement, i cannot move my left foot in rotation like i can in my right, and my ankle on my left hand side of my left food looks slightly bigger than the ankle on my right foot, there seems to be no colour change within my foot or no swelling apart from the ankle, as i said i feal no pain. i would be grateful for your help and opinions asap!
thanks but im not overweight i weigh 10 1/2 stone
Best answer:
Answer by Richard C
I don’t think that you have a drop foot situation. It sounds more like a sprained ankle. Have someone check this out for you. If you had a dropped foot then you would not be able to raise the front of the foot. In walking this would mean that the foot would slap down on the ground uncontrolled.
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