Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited blood disorders worldwide, with a particularly heavy burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, hundreds of thousands of infants are born with ...

However, names aside, runner’s knee can be a big problem that can stick around for a long time if left unmanaged.Known ...

Seven years after her late husband was diagnosed with ALS, columnist Juliet Taylor writes on how she can't accept much about ...

Foot drop can happen when the muscles that lift the front part of the foot get weak. Conditions like multiple sclerosis, stroke, or even a slipped spinal disc can affect the nerves responsible for ...

as these are early symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. The danger is usually when you can’t feel pain and an ulcer develops on your foot. In cases of severe or prolonged peripheral neuropathy ...

Currently, subjective methods are being applied for detection of foot drop in clinical applications. This research introduces an objective procedure based on Inertial Measurement Units to monitor the ...

Having Drop foot, in addition to other muscle- and nerve-related symptoms of MS, can make walking even more challenging. Share on Pinterest DROP FOOT Treatment options range from braces to ...

Foot drop occurs as a result of poor nerve signaling to the muscles ... Even more, while an exercise program will improve your muscle strength, research shows it can also improve other symptoms of MS ...

During follow-up, they complained of weakness in the legs and the physical examination showed reduction of ankle dorsiflexion muscle strength (foot drop). In these cases, the symptoms subsided ...

In it, he said a condition known as foot drop or drop foot had left his dad - responsible for hits such as In The Air Tonight and Another Day in Paradise - relying on a cane to walk and ...

The weakness and foot drop are residual effects from my first experience with MS in 1996. Since then, they haven’t worsened and have remained stable. These symptoms are present when my MS clinic ...