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In reply to the discussion: Anyone know what's wrong with trump's leg here? [View all]Mike 03
(16,616 posts)16. That is what a DUer with some medical background said.
I think he/she called it "foot drop".
Causes
Foot drop is caused by weakness or paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting the front part of the foot. Causes of foot drop might include:
Nerve injury. The most common cause of foot drop is compression of a nerve in your leg that controls the muscles involved in lifting the foot (peroneal nerve). This nerve can also be injured during hip or knee replacement surgery, which may cause foot drop.
A nerve root injury "pinched nerve" in the spine can also cause foot drop. People who have diabetes are more susceptible to nerve disorders, which are associated with foot drop.
Muscle or nerve disorders. Various forms of muscular dystrophy, an inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness, can contribute to foot drop. So can other disorders, such as polio or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Brain and spinal cord disorders. Disorders that affect the spinal cord or brain such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis or stroke may cause foot drop.
Foot drop is caused by weakness or paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting the front part of the foot. Causes of foot drop might include:
Nerve injury. The most common cause of foot drop is compression of a nerve in your leg that controls the muscles involved in lifting the foot (peroneal nerve). This nerve can also be injured during hip or knee replacement surgery, which may cause foot drop.
A nerve root injury "pinched nerve" in the spine can also cause foot drop. People who have diabetes are more susceptible to nerve disorders, which are associated with foot drop.
Muscle or nerve disorders. Various forms of muscular dystrophy, an inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness, can contribute to foot drop. So can other disorders, such as polio or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Brain and spinal cord disorders. Disorders that affect the spinal cord or brain such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis or stroke may cause foot drop.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/foot-drop/symptoms-causes/syc-20372628
But I don't know, and I'm definitely NOT a doctor. Just a curious person.
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Perhaps the lift in his shoe that has to endure the weight of the fat f--k!
cornball 24
Jul 2020
#10
Other than an actual physical / muscular problem, maybe he's missing the lift in one shoe?
George II
Jul 2020
#13
Looks like foot drop. Often caused by stroke. The twitch out to the side is a way to
Squinch
Jul 2020
#24
He was coming down the steps from AF1, a few days ago, and when he got about halfway down,
Frustratedlady
Jul 2020
#38