Patients with back pain due to lumbosacral nerve root irritation can have foot and ankle pain with weakness in dorsiflexion of the ankle. Usually, the strength of the dorsiflexor muscles are tested by pressing down on the front of the ankle and toes in order to press...
Patients with lower back pain due to L5 and S1 nerve root irritation often complain of calf cramps, especially at night. The strong calf muscles are responsible for you to be able to walk on your toes. These muscles are especially important in the push-off phase of...
Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the L5 and S1 nerve roots may have difficulty with turning the foot inward toward the midline (inversion). Usually with foot inversion, the sole of the foot is turned toward the midline of the body. Muscles that turn...
Foot and hand massage has the potential to assist in pain relief. Massaging the feet and hands stimulates the mechanoreceptors that activate the “nonpainful” nerve fibers, preventing paintransmission from reaching consciousness. The following study showed...
Patients with lower back pain secondary to nerve root irritation especially of the S1 nerve root can have pain on turning the foot and ankle outward away from the midline of the body (foot eversion). Foot eversion is always accompanied by plantarflexion also of the...
Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the L5 nerve roots may have difficulty with dorsiflexion of the ankle and toes. Patients may also suffer from pain in the toes especially on pulling the toes upward. With such a movement, toe muscles may actually go...
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