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Can Foot Drop Cause Numbness Feeling In The Leg

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Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

I previously asked you what is "foot drop" but is "foot drop" the same as "leg contracture"? If not what are the differences? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

L4/L5 area resulting in some right foot drop and occasional numbness (especially when the foot is in ... - I am experiencing foot and lower leg numbness and hamstring twitching and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

What is foot drop , what causes it, how can it be treated, a person with foot drop can thy walk safely? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

running in my school days. Due to this cyst i had foot drop in my left leg & also some sensory loss. Also ... the calf but there is no change in my foot drop. Although the calf size... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

[Since this morning full articulation of my right foot ankle has become restricted. No pain. I was gymming till yesterday. Started a new one fr my legs 2 days be] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hello I had foot drop about 11years ago and then other day I tripped and fell and twisted my ankle ... sensations and It feels the same as when I had the foot drop before or is it all in my head... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

Hi, 5 days ago I suddenly felt numbness in my right leg from the knee down. I cannot lift my foot. I went to my Family Dr. and he told me I have Foot Drop but do not know what caused it. He did... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari MD

I have foot drop and instability in my right leg and feel weighted down especially when I take a ... numbness found...what is going on with me?? I still have no diagnosis and am at a lose as to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Munaza Kulsum MD

I have left foot drop , (walking like the Frankenstein monster) I cannot lift my left arm to side ... no explanation. I did rehab but it didn t improve my foot drop which led into left arm... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munaza Kulsum ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Aruna Kurukundu MD

active lifestyle and job. However, he has started to drag his left foot. He literally has to lift his leg up, move the leg forward, and set the leg back down. The foot hangs unnaturally down, as if... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aruna Kurukundu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)