Foot drop is difficulty lifting the front part of the foot, which can cause the foot to drag or slap while walking. It is not a disease in itself but a symptom of an underlying problem with the muscles, nerves, or anatomy of the leg. The most common cause is injury to the peroneal nerve, which lifts the foot. In CMT, foot drop is very common and is often managed with an AFO to hold the foot up and reduce tripping. It is also what produces the high-stepping steppage gait seen in many people with CMT.
When Medicine Lost Its Compass
Evidence failed not because it was wrong, but because it was weaponized. I lived the downstream effects of that failure for more than a decade. This is what happens when medicine forgets that data always ends in a human being.
