Reply To: Gait improvment

GH
December 11, 2013 at 1:35 pm

Tingle, you have misconstrued my post. I did not write that nerve damage is permanent, although some is. Demyelenation can heal, and if nerve function is restored by healing then muscle strength can be rebuilt. I, too, had foot drop and pronounced gait problems. Today, I walk normally with no orthotic devices. That is because the nerves healed sufficiently (although not 100%) to allow near normal muscle strength to return. PE did not heal the nerves. The nerves healed themselves when allowed to. It took time.