Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Blog
July 2023 Newsletter
Check out our July 2023 Newsletter, highlighting improving your golf swing with the Golf Forever tool, dynamic balance training, physical therapy for foot drop, and physical therapy management for scoliosis.
Physical Therapy for Foot Drop
Foot drop is a symptom of an underlying neurological, muscular, or anatomical problem involving an inability to lift the front of your foot due to an impairment in the muscle in the front of your shin, the anterior tibialis. Foot drop presents as an individual dragging the foot and toes on the ground when walking or bending the knees to lift the foot higher above ground to avoid dragging. Physical therapy can help address foot drop and improve functional mobility and gait pattern through a targeted therapeutic and strengthening exercise program.