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The Correct Movement For Dropped Foot Correction
The aim of stimulation is to produce as natural a movement as possible. Stimulation produces
foot lift (dorsiflexion) and ankle stabilisation (eversion) as the foot leaves the ground, leaving
sufficient time for push off using voluntary calf muscle activity. The foot clears the ground
with sufficient clearance to prevent the toe from catching. Stimulation enables heel strike,
and maintains control of the ankle as the foot is lowered to the ground, preventing foot slap.
Because heel strike occurs with a degree of eversion, weight is borne through the mid-line
of the foot, stabilising the ankle. The position of the foot at heel strike is important as it
determines how the weight passes through the foot and the stability of the ankle.
Heel strike
Heel strikes the ground
before the forefoot.
Eversion
The outside of the foot is
lifted upwards relative to the
inside.
Dorsiflexion
Lifting of the forefoot.
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