Foot Drop & You
Lauren’s Story
I experienced foot drop after I had a traumatic childbirth injury due to certain medical decisions that were made during labor. It resulted in neurological damage that made it extremely painful and difficult to lift my feet and walk for months. Thankfully my baby was ok, but unfortunately I went undiagnosed for 1.5 years.
Anna’s Story
My name is Anna and I am 19 years old. I have been living with foot drop for ten years. On the 20th June 2013 aged 9, I broke my right femur badly in a freak accident at school. I had a very slow recovery and during my physiotherapy appointments it was clear that I had foot drop.
Lisa’s Story
My name is Lisa and I am 45 years old and having been living with foot drop since December 26th, 2020. What I wish others to take from my story and the stories of my fellow foot droppers is that we have all ended up her by various causes-but we are still here. We still hold value, we are still laughing, loving and living our lives.
Olga’s Story
Living a full life is challenging with foot drop. Some days braces don't feet right way and it bothers you all day. Some people make comments "what happened to you?"... And now every day of my life , I am just happy that I have those funky braces and still can work and enjoy my life to the fullest.
Foot Drop Club
Read this inspiring story shared by Foot Drop Club. This individual was left ‘traumatized’ after receiving no help or guidance from professionals. After research and taking matters into her own hands, she was able to determine that she had foot drop. As for her determination, this incredible person has built their confidence and strength.
Delquan's Story
My name is Delquan I am 25 years old and I was diagnosed with foot drop in 2021. It all started on August 27th, a day that I will never forget. I got to play one last drive of football, but on my second drive in the game is where my career ended and my soon to be foot drop journey started.
Jodi’s Story
My hope is to bring awareness to these types of maternal nerve injuries. Although rare, these injuries impacts 40,000 women annually in the U.S. alone. Doctors are not properly educated to be able to recognize these injuries when they have happened.
We are MS Warriors!
My friends and I are part of a dynamic team called Run A Myelin My Shoes. We are a group of athletes who live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We use exercise as one of our tools to stay strong so we can fight through the daily challenges of MS.
Nicki’s Story
My name is Nicki, I am 42 & I have a left-sided foot drop. On 16th May 2013, I woke to find that I could not move my leg from the knee & that my foot was drooping. I had a disc prolapse & that had compressed the sciatic nerve and I want to make people aware of this this type of nerve injury.
Ruth’s Experience
I don’t think anyone can truly understand the despair this condition causes its victims. I encourage anyone with recently developed foot drop to keep working and believe in yourself. Dreams can come true.
Lord Rennard’s Experience
We are thankful to Lord Rennard for sharing his story about Foot Drop as a complication of Diabetes. Lord Rennard also discusses the use of an ankle foot orthosis to help with Foot Drop.
Emily’s Story
Sarah loved her job and was passionate about helping her patients, and with this in mind one of Sarah’s friends has set up an assessment day to help give others suffering from foot drop the same opportunity Sarah had in accessing equipment.
Overcoming Foot Drop
I was diagnosed with foot drop on my left leg about 3 months ago. I finally feel ready to open up about my journey and diagnosis in hopes my story can help someone else. always know there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that you're not alone.