my feet hurt and i shuffle and trip
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so i had stroke and made almost ffull
iam new here , the only problem i have is with both my feet , they hurt and i shuffle and cant stand for long doctor says it might get better ? or it might not ? stroke was about 4 month ago , apart from feet iam fine - has anyone got same problem ? and does it get better ? and what helps ? any comments or feedback welcome - thanks
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I used to have issues with my gait and it took about a year and a half to get an average length step achievable. I had hypometria following the stroke, essentially shuffling, and I rehabilitated this with ground exercises, crawling, walking on my knees and also balance exercises like tight-rope steps (not literally!). I also employed hoovering as a means to improve my gait, this was fantastic as I was able to use the hoover stick to steady my balance and keep the place clean at the same time. The very first exercises I did were leg lifts in bed to strengthen the leg muscles.
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Shwmae, just responded to your other post.
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so maybe my gait is mild as i can walk for miles , hope it improves with time
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My random thoughts, Andrew:
Feet are very distal from the brain: This makes recovery slow. What pain do you get, plantar fasciitis? I find dipping feet into a bucket of Epsom salts good especially for nerve pain. I can walk 1 km on a good day, so not in the same league as you. I also find Red Light Therapy helps, and I use my iTeracare device which seems to help. Earthing boosts my circulation. Hydrate, but do calf exercises to pump blood back up to your heart. Do you get Oedema? Iām about to do a clip on āmud walkingā.
Good luck, Roland
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Mud walking? Iām intrigued. Here in Wales, bog snorkelling is a competitive sport, although I have never tried it.
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Hi @andrew90
Welcome to the community, Iām sorry to hear about your stroke and the problems with your feet and gait.
Iāve merged your two topics together so that everyone can reply under one topic.
I hope youāll find the community helpful, I can see youāve already had some responses on this and Iām sure more will be along shortly to add more advice around this. You can also use the 
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Anna
Well hereās a new sport for you
(Chinese mind you, not Welsh, like you & I)
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This reminds me of suriashi. I left secondary school early to perform in professional theatre and we did a play using butoh, a form of Japanese theatre. We had to perform these kinds of internal movements. I might resurrect suriashi as part of my evening movement routine. I had clean forgotten about it.
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hi so not quite sure how to use this service but its nice to think iam not alone , so the night before my stroke my feet felt just like lead very very heavy then i had stroke and was only in hospital about 48 hours the stroke was one side i guess normal but why are both feet no giving problems ? i have just got back from a walk maybe about 2 miles i guess i use a revitive ems on rare days i feel normal but maybe only 3/4 times in 4 months my only problem is both feet , doctor says its gaint might get better in time and might not , if anyone has any idears what might help - regards to you all
i have just got myself a revitive ems and sit with both feet on it will it help ? anyone tried it
Suriashi looks very interesting - thx for sharing. āMud walkingā I find brilliant for awakening and challenging ankle proprioceptors because if we donāt we will never (re)learn how not to fall over. Suriashi with the feet never leaving the floor looks very relevant too. These are brilliant tools for folks who are trying to improve balance. Ciao, R
If youāre prone to tripping this may be due to foot drop. Are you still having physio? If not it may be worth looking into getting referred back to neuro physio. Or alternatively you could pay for private neuro physio.
no tripping , never had physio but use a ems revitive , i find it hard to stand for long and my feet are tired and ache