Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease

Abstract

Background: "Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint. It may arise from many neuromuscular diseases. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of randomised trials of treatment for footdrop resulting from neuromuscular disease. Search strategy: We searched the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group Trials Register (July 2005), MEDLINE (January 1966 to July 2005), EMBASE (January 1980 to July 2005), AMED (January 1985 to July 2005) and CINAHL databases (January 1982 to July 2005). Selection criteria: Randomised and quasi-randomised trials of physical, orthotic and surgical treatments for footdrop resul..