Severe, aching back pain that a person ignores can sooner or later lead to drooping feet. When walking, they do not rise. The patient cannot stand in one place, maintaining balance, it is difficult for him to walk and stand on his heel. This is paresis or horse foot.

How this violation occurs and how it threatens a person - we will tell in the article.

Deformation Description

The human foot "does not obey." The patient is forced to constantly control that the leg is raised high. Otherwise, she will hang and drag behind him when walking.

Normally, the foot may be concave or slightly hollow. Too high arch indicates deformation. The depression is large. The outside is on top. This concavity resembles a hoof. The joints hurt, pain in the plantar zone and back is constantly observed. The structure of the foot is changing.

Causes of paresis

Horse foot appears for various reasons and can injure the left, right or both feet. This is called:

• hernias;
• injury;
• injections;
• damage to the brain or nervous system;
• heart disease.

You have to be careful about how you work. Prolonged squatting or kneeling provokes the development of deformities of the limbs. It's hard to lift your leg. Stretching brings pain.

The disease manifests itself gradually. Initially, the feet hurt, then the patient complains of weakness at the bottom of the legs. It is difficult for him to move his limbs, stand on his heels, walk, dance. After that, the muscles paralyze.

Symptoms

In order to somehow imitate walking, people suffering from paresis are forced to constantly control their gait. They hold the leg and raise it high. They try to put their feet on top of each other.

In the early stages, it is difficult for a person to walk, climb stairs. He feels that in the foot it pricks, it hurts. It is difficult for him to control his leg. There is numbness in the fingers. It is almost impossible to bend the foot. There were cases when patients stood on a nail or a button, but did not feel pain at all.

Changes are starting. The height of the arch of the foot, the position of the fingers take a different shape.

The basis for consulting a doctor can be considered tingling in the foot, pain when walking or after prolonged sitting. If the anatomy of the structure of the limbs changes, this indicates the development of the disease.

The foot is turned or directed inward. It changes the structure of the body. The person is under constant stress. He has to constantly monitor his gait. The differences with the previous body structure are obvious. Sometimes patients are too shy to go to the hospital and go out.

Forms of pathology

spastic

It occurs due to disorders in the brain. Nerve impulses do not transmit signals. Cells that are supposed to provide motor function die or do not respond to signals.

Paralytic

It is characterized by complete damage to neurons in the feet. Restoring motor function is difficult. May appear in one or both limbs.

traumatic

Occurs due to external stimuli. For example, an accident, work injuries, stroke, spinal cord disease.

Compensatory

It has a rather interesting character. The muscles around the affected area tense up, causing it to move. A foot or an arm, for example, moves due to tension at the bottom of the limbs.

What complications does

A complete or partial deformity of the foot may occur. It becomes like flippers, lengthens. The ability to walk is lost. Paralysis sets in.

How to Diagnose

A thorough examination is being carried out. The causes of the disease are determined. Most often, ultrasound, an electrocardiogram (in case the cause is in diseases of the cardiovascular system), MRI are used.

Conservative treatment

Paresis may take 1 to 2 months to heal. It aims to tone the muscles and return them to their normal position. The affected area is affected by electromagnetic waves, acupuncture is prescribed to the limb, and the fermatron is injected.

Depending on the degree of development of the disease, treatment is prescribed on special simulators. If the pain is severe, the doctor blocks the joints in the spinal cord. This eliminates the inflammatory process.

After the course of treatment, it is imperative to follow the recommendations of the doctor and practice at home. Only then is the result fixed.

When Surgery Is Necessary

Surgical intervention is necessary if the deformity of the foot has reached a critical level, and all methods of treatment do not help. Or the damage to the nervous system and muscles is irreversible. After the operation, there is a chance to return the ability to walk. In rare cases, amputation of the leg or arm is required.