I hate the splint as it rubs the side of my foot sore .
Emerald eyes has advised me to get slanted insoles so I have ordered some.
I will try to find them and send you screenshot
Here is what she sent me mine coming this week
Here is what she sent me mine coming this week
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Thank you. I hope they help you loads. Also hope the Community Physio Team can provide the support you need. But keep working on what you have been & research other stuff to do too. Hopefully you’ll find it better than you imagine.
I agree with @EmeraldEyes about speaking to your GP to see if they can refer you to a neuro physio.
Best wishes
Ann
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While I was doing my squats in the bathroom I heard and felt my bad knee click.
Then my foot kept going sideways and now I’m sat in my chair and my toes are pointing upwards.
All of them.
Any idea’s Lorraine?
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Was it the front or back of the knee that clicked?
Front.
Then toes pointed up for a couple of minutes when I told you then they went flat and my foot swelled and now when I walk it’s turning inwards
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I was going to make some suggestions until you told me that. To be honest, I would seek medical advice. Either go to A&E or call the NHS 111 service for advice first as you may have either sprained or torn a muscle or ligament. Is there any pain?
In the meantime, because it has swollen, I think you should sit with your leg up as much as possible and put an icepack on the swollen area.
Lorraine
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Physio told me that the swelling is due to me not walking to move it around.
The toe separators seem to be helping my toes from curling abit so that’s good
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But is there any pain anywhere at all i.e. knee, ankle, sole of foot, toes even?
In the meantime:
It could be spasticity but that needs to be relaxed before it sets in permanently. If it’s in the tibialis muscles, that would be why the toes are pointing up. So certainly sit, relax, put your feet up for a while. And certainly give it some heat for 15mins, either a hot water bottle or heat pad if you’ve got it, but place it over your shin area. Then massage, not to deep or vigorous, that will help loosen up the tension and get the toes to relax.
And, do some shin splint stretches. This is just one but you can find more on youtube.
This will give you an idea of what and where you need to massaging.
Lorraine
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At the moment its the swelling I can feel.
Going to try the pillow idea tonight.
When I can get the splint on and go walking swelling gets better and pain i in my knee reduces.
Only time I can’t put splint on is when my foot turns sideways and I can’t get it to go flat.
Hope those insoles help foot stay flat.
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Toes are relaxed at the moment so if I can sort the turning foot I should be able to walk more and sort the swelling
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Good luck with that 
Maybe once it’s all settled down and sorted itself, you could find there has been some sort of improvement, such as toes stop turning, foot drop improvement or in your walking gait, less of a limp perhaps. Who knows. That’s something that often happens during the course of stroke recovery; something can get a little worse before it gets much better.
Lets watch this space 
Lorraine
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Well the toe separators seem to be helping abit so if you’re angled insoles help then at least I should be able to walk soon even if my hand doesn’t work again.
Luckily my balance is really good and I can pick things up from the floor.
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Ok Lorraine thanks for being there.
I knew what my physio was going to do today when he came Friday and I was right.
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You shouldn’t need to use them on the other foot. Maybe more stretches would help.
Saebo have some exercises for toes. Exercises to Help Fix Curled Toes After Stroke – Saebo
They do work, but you need to do them regularly. I do the towel pick ups every morning, after showering and my toes aren’t as bad as they used to be. I also try and walk every day and do lots of foot/ankle stretches.
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Hi petal I can’t do most of the exercises in the videos as I can’t control my own toes.
I have some of the toe separators on my bad toes and they do help abit but I wondered about putting 2 sets on at the same time?
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I tried putting a pillow between my knees last night when I slept on my bad side and my knee still hurt this morning so I’m going to see what happens when I lay on other side tonight.
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I have ordered some of these and they are due Thursday.
A couple of exercises I do is to stand one leg ie bad leg holding onto back of my chair and count to 20 then do it again.
I also lean forward with my bad foot in front until I feel stretching at back of my heel and count 20 and do that twice counting to 20
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Here’s some video links to help with your foot issue and also other exercises for post stroke recovery. In most exercise I do these days, I tend to go until the muscles tires/burns rather than to a count of 10 or 20. But a good rule of thumb is 3 sets of 5-10 to begin with, depending on your level of ability. And a 1 minute rest between each set. Gradually you increase the number of repetitions in each set over time as they get easier for you to do.
Another good one I used to do to correct my foot was this one below. It’s called the “plantar fascia wall stretch”. That’s a very good one I used to do throughout the day. I was always finding places to tilt the front of my foot on and move into this stance, it became a bit of habit. And I still tend to do it when I’m waiting on things
The gate belt this guy uses and refers to is a very good tool to have, a trousers belt would be a useful alternative, or a long scarf or towel.
If you scroll down the page in this link 
you’ll find lower and upper body workouts for after strokes which includes things like foot drop.
https://www.youtube.com/@PostStrokeOrg
These are the Stroke Association workouts set in 3 levels of ability Red, Amber, Green. Certainly within the Red programme you should find some suitable exercises for your foot.
Red group - Exercises for stroke survivors | Stroke Association
Exercises for stroke survivors | Stroke Association
Lorraine
One thing I’ve come to realise when talking to other gym buddies. Some are under the false impression that the leg they are standing should be rigidly still - that is a physical impossibility.
“But the muscles keep twitching and moving and throwing me off balance” they say.
Muscles should not remain completely still when balancing on one leg. Instead, they actively work to maintain balance and stability. This involves a constant, subtle interplay of muscle contractions and relaxations to counteract subtle shifts in body position and gravity.
So when you are balancing on one leg, you are also exercising and strengthening the muscles in that leg 
Just thought I’d throw that one in here for the benefit of anyone not in the know 
Lorraine
Thanks Lorraine.
I follow this guy too but can’t get the belt I’ve tried.
It’s the only thing I would be able to use and hold on to the worktop
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