A foot that droops

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Most of us spend a great deal of time sitting (and this starts as we go to secondary school) and many ladies wear built up or high heeled shoes. Over time this allows the tendon in the back of the leg to shorten and the result is a foot that droops increasing the possibility of you tripping over it and, at the other end of the tendon, a tail-bone (coccyx) and pelvis that tilts backwards causing lower back ache. Some people with MS find that an ankle brace can help (sometimes supplied to be worn just when resting) and there are numerous yoga moves and stretches that can be of great benefit. One such move is described in the section on simple exercises and another simple stretch for this particular area can be done whilst waiting for a kettle to boil by putting your hands onto the kitchen worktop or a chair, moving your legs and feet about 2ft back and hip width apart and slowly raising onto the balls of the foot and lowering back down again. Care needs to be taken not to overstretch. (3-4-5)