There are 11 benign causes of foot drop, but there are also more serious conditions including five that can kill you. If you've been noticing what seems to be foot drop in one of your [...]
Are you scared that the numbness on only the outside of your big toe is an early symptom of MS, diabetes or some other serious illness? […]
The key word is “both” feet. Unfortunately, your fear of diabetes or a spinal tumor as the cause of burning and tingling is realistic. But most causes of this symptom pair are certainly not from [...]
Are there ways to tell the difference between an ALS foot drop and one caused by a pinched nerve in the low back? […]
Would any degree of foot drop from ALS or MS be detected when driving and using the gas and brake pedals? […]
Tight shoes can feel as though they are very gradually causing peripheral neuropathy if you wear them often. In order for tight shoes to cause permanent peripheral neuropathy, you’d have to wear them way more [...]
For people with ALS anxiety, foot drop is often at the top of their worries. They may imagine foot drop and wonder if it’s ALS or a brain tumor causing it. […]
Even the tiniest muscles are prone to twitching and this includes in the ankle. Often, the arch or a single toe starts twitching, but the small muscles in the ankle joint may also act up [...]
Are you under 50, not previously injured but keep waking with stiff feet in the morning that soon return to normal once you’re up and about? Stiff Feet, No Injury “Stiff feet in the morning [...]
If twitching muscles have you panicking, here’s how to do foot drop strength tests. If you’re terrified that the twitching muscles in your leg or foot might mean that you have ALS (and you would [...]
There is a simple, painless and non-intimidating test to evaluate foot drop, which can have many causes. If you’ve been experiencing foot drop and want a medical test to evaluate this symptom, there’s a particular [...]
Strength Tests for Foot Drop, Quads, Calves, Fingers As a former personal trainer, I have designed some brilliant strength tests that should give any healthy person loads of reassurance that they are healthy. Of course, always [...]
If you have muscle twitching and have googled twitching muscles, you've most likely stumbled upon some links for the deadly disease ALS. You now might think you have ALS, since muscle twitching is a symptom of [...]
Though the pain of a toe cramp can be enough to make a grown man cry, don't let toe cramp pain fool you into thinking that toe cramps are caused by any terrible disease. Searing [...]
