foot flop

[Blake0488]

I take sinamet comtan and amantadine. Recently my foot flop has gotten worse. I can’t tell if I should take my medicine sooner than usual.

[Gymsack]

sorry but not enough information

[kaypeeoh]

Foot flop? I had foot drop. Caused by damage to the nerve that lifts my toes while walking or running.

[Specterishot]

By foot flop, do you mean your forfoot seems to slap down when walking??My HWP with mild symptoms( balance / gait / forward posture got improvements with CL.

However... he was falling forward after a slow jog when he tried to stop jogging to walk. His Brooks running shoes at the time had a 12 mm heel drop. This means his heel was elevated significantly forcing his balance forward.

He switched to a Topo shoe with a 4 mm heel drop( much flatter) and his forefoot now starting to slap down with walking. We then went midway between those heel drops to a Saucony walking shoe with an 8mm heel drop and both issues resolved.

Heel drop is very important in selecting your walking shoes.

Some pwp can benefit from even a rocker bottom shoe.

Find a pedorthist, or a sports Med podiatrist to assist u...or google the heel drop of various walking /running shoes and experiment with what works best to improve gait and balance.