Floppy feet and eventually drop foot

MajorHart · 27-03-2008 10:57 PM

I am a 70 year old man that has worked out and walked/run for over 50 years.

In about 1991 - I started developing floppy feet and eventually drop foot in both feet.

I had a small stroke in 1994 but don't think that was involved because it was the result of a hot political argument on my computer bbs and there were no clots - just a spasm of a small artery in my cerebellum. I am a type II diabetic and probably have been for years but my recent fasting glucose without medication is within the acceptable range and they tell me to work on losing more weight and not take meds.

I had several pretty severe back injuries in about 1988 and I think I have a disk injury and that is the cause of my foot drop.

I have exercised the shin muscles very hard (shin isolator) and toe pull-ups and calf raises, leg presses on my 30 station machine, and stepper exercises.for many years, and don't feel I have deteriorated - they do tighten up for about a day.

I can only raise my toes about 1".

I have an EMS with 4 electrodes but never got it to work because I don't know where to place the electrodes and the book doesn't say - nor does the place I bought it.

I tried placing the electrodes on my leg just below the knee and got a very small stimulation with no muscle movement so haven't used it at all lately.

I don't understand "bipolar placement" at all but would like to see if this machine can help.

I even use self hypnosis and can tighten the shin muscles with that but not enough.

I have been very careful and have not fallen for 3 years (and my ankles are weak too and I can't walk well on grass or any not perfectly flat surface)

I am hoping I can get some benefit from my ems if I can just figure out how to use it.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

John Hansen [email protected] Page Title

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