| When foot and ankle weakness accompanies lower | | | | muscles in spasm that may be placing a vicelike |
| back pain, a neurosurgical opinion must be promptly | | | | effect on the intramuscular nerves. In addition, the |
| sought for. | | | | muscular movements due to the twitches will also |
| The muscles responsible for picking up the foot and | | | | increase the blood supply to the muscles. Once blood |
| ankle are the muscles in the front of the leg. These | | | | supply is restored to the nerve the progression to |
| muscles are supplied by the peroneal nerve and the | | | | more permanent nerve damage can be prevented. |
| main nerve root in these muscles is the L5 nerve | | | | There is an urgency for treatments to begin within |
| root. Therefore in injuries to the L5 nerve root, these | | | | 24 hours using eToims Twitch Relief Method in this |
| muscles will be weak such that there may be a foot | | | | situation since watchful waiting for spontaneous |
| or toe drag due to weakness or a complete foot | | | | recovery is not an option. Nerve fibers that are |
| drop. | | | | transiently weak from a tourniquet paralysis effect |
| To compound this problem further, many people | | | | can be prevented from progression into permanent |
| cross their knees while sitting or from prolonged lying | | | | nerve damage. eToims Twitch Relief Method with its |
| on the side putting pressure on the peroneal nerve. | | | | twitch contractions and stretch effects can increase |
| In such situations, there will be a double crush on the | | | | blood supply to the areas with reversible nerve |
| peroneal nerve which is a combination of injury at the | | | | damage effecting a cure. Those nerve fibers that are |
| L5 nerve root level as well as the peroneal nerve | | | | already damaged irreversibly can be facilitated to |
| level. This will impede the recovery of the nerve such | | | | have recovery with ongoing eToims treatments. |
| that the foot drop may be permanent with poor | | | | The muscles that need treatment start from the |
| chance for recovery of the foot drop. | | | | spinal muscles and muscles of the entire lower limb |
| If the condition is due to a herniated disc, a | | | | needs to be included. The most important muscles |
| neurosurgical evaluation is essential. If the condition is | | | | are the buttock muscles (gluteus maximus), muscles |
| decided to be treated conservatively, this type of | | | | at the side of the hip muscle (gluteus medius and |
| patient should receive eToims Twitch Relief Method | | | | tensor fascia lata), muscles in the inner thigh |
| within 24 hours after the onset of nerve injury to | | | | (especially adductor magnus), muscles in the back of |
| have a good chance of complete recovery provided | | | | the thigh (hamstrings), muscles in the front of the |
| the nerve problem is that of weakness secondary to | | | | thigh (quadriceps, especially rectus femoris), calf |
| lack of blood supply to the nerve. The exercise | | | | muscles (gastrosoleus), muscles in the front and sides |
| effect of the twitches from stimulating the motor | | | | of the leg and the foot muscles. |
| point will remove the tourniquet effect of the | | | | |