Allykat
Well-Known Member
Does anyone on here ride with any degree of nerve damage to the leg or more specifically the ankle and foot?
I suffered an excruciating bout of sciatica back in April. Essentially I woke up in the morning completely unable to move my left foot. My leg was weak from the hip down to my ankle. Over time the feeling has returned though not fully and I still have mild foot drop. The foot movement and strength is improving but not as quick as I'd maybe hoped. I've been to physio but they were more concerned with strengthening my core and lower back. They just laughed when I said I had a horse!
Horse is now well recovered from a hock injury and is ready to be brought back in to work. My heart is telling me I can still ride but my head is saying a huge no. Has anyone had this, or got this and successfully ride with it?
It's safe to say my confidence is about as low as it gets and I'm not sure what I'm wanting to do any more.
I suffered an excruciating bout of sciatica back in April. Essentially I woke up in the morning completely unable to move my left foot. My leg was weak from the hip down to my ankle. Over time the feeling has returned though not fully and I still have mild foot drop. The foot movement and strength is improving but not as quick as I'd maybe hoped. I've been to physio but they were more concerned with strengthening my core and lower back. They just laughed when I said I had a horse!
Horse is now well recovered from a hock injury and is ready to be brought back in to work. My heart is telling me I can still ride but my head is saying a huge no. Has anyone had this, or got this and successfully ride with it?
It's safe to say my confidence is about as low as it gets and I'm not sure what I'm wanting to do any more.