Oh, yeah. I have had this for a while. It is partly that my right leg does not stretch as far, that is, it does not cover as much ground in a step any more. And that has been going on for a while, but gotten much worse since the drop foot. Or foot drop. Seems some say one and some say the other. But it seems like because it drags more, it lags behind. Anyway, I have some balance issues because if it, like they are not in sync, and so I am stepping too soon for one and not soon enough for the other. I use a cane when I am tired for this reason, always have it with me when it is hot.

Actually, I am not sure if that is the right explanation medically, but it is how it feels.

Thank you that sounds about right. I try to keep at pace and it just doesnt work with just that one leg.

When i frist came on the board, Lynn gave me very good advice, to keep trying to extend my legs in each step. I think that is very helpful to do to keep what you have nad not lose anymore. Of course, when other things go wrong, ti may not work as well, but I think it did help me alot. It is annoying to think about each step, but it really is worth it so that you can maintain as much speed as possible. By the end of a day, I can just be like a turlte plowing along.

This sounds like what I experience. Two things are helping:

1. my physio. She's amazing. lots of advice, but the most useful snippets are to keep walking tall, and when you bring the 'bad' leg through, concentrate on the 'heel-strike', so make sure you push your heel to the floor with purpose. This helps you raise your toes and stops you tripping so much.

2. the ankle strap - called a 'foot-up' over here. It's in two pieces 0 one around the ankle, the other around the foot, attached by a strong piece of elastic. again, keeps the toes lifted. Might be worth looking into.

Yup... I know all about it. The heel suggestion is great. I also used an x-strap for 6 months. It retrained my leg to work better for the most part. It goes when I am tired.

If I walk at a brisk pace, my leg kicks out more easily and it almost seems like I walk normally. Otherwise I am now tripping over myself.
It is exhausting thinking about each step. I get lazy and the walking gets worse. If I concentrate on it for the morning, it improves for that day. It is like relearning how to walk every day.

You are so right about that, Miki. One thing that I noticed, one of the many things that drove me out of my car, was the I was kicking my leg out when taking my foot on and off the gas. Ireally didn't hink about it until my son one day asked me why I was kicking the car. Then I started to notice it. What eventually started to happen was that I was having trouble getting it back in place. All very odd.

But never, ever dull.