Under developed right leg

Hi,
My wife sufferd a severe stroke due to high fever at the age of 7. She almost lost her right leg but with exercise and massage she now manage to do her daily job without any problem. She has under developed right leg which lacks strength. She manages to walk ride sccoter by herself. She stopped the treatement becuase she doesnt want to take risk of getting situation worst. I saw some difference in her thigh muscles which is visibly un even. Also her right feet is little smaller or not fully developed. To add further she has sensation in the leg and could feel the touch and pinching hard also hurts her. So its not that its fully senseless or without strength. I just wanted to is there way in Physiotherapy to treat this completely. Hopefully she does not have under developed leg bones. I need to confirm by doing x ray scanning.

Let me know if you need any further information to investigate this.
I would really appreciate if anybody can direct me. I love this woman very much.

God bless you all

hi dear,

I enjoyed reading your last sentence, "I love this woman very much", precisely regarding your wife - :) I am just kidding.

with respect to the details given by you, I should confess that your wife has done well. she is ambulant and kind of independent with her ADL - Activities of Daily Living.

what is annoying is regarding stopping treatment. please remember that with aging the demands of the body changes. hence additional factors need to be addressed and that in no way should treatment/followup be discontinued.

kindly fix an appointment with your nearest physical therapist, who in turn will assess her thoroughly and formulate an individual treatment plan to manage her changing demands.

regarding your query "her right feet is smaller", well it is a known phenomenon with stroke in the young. yet again, kindly address your concern to the physio when you meet him/her, as without self examination it will be unethical on my part to comment.

all the best.

cheers,

thomas

Thanks thomas, your reply is very encouraging. I will definitely see a physiotheraphist and start the treatment asap. I am very curious and would you be able to tell if the little difference in the length of legs can be treated, its matter of growth of leg bones ( if I am not wrong)