Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Edmonton

We adjust treatment during flare-ups to prioritize comfort, gentle mobility, and prevention of secondary issues without overexertion.

We re-evaluate and adapt quickly, whether introducing aids, changing exercise focus, or shifting to seated or assisted work.

Absolutely. Early-stage therapy focuses on building resilience, balance, and strength before mobility loss occurs.

Yes, we target coordination, grip strength, and functional hand use with focused motor retraining and neurological drills.

Dragging or catching the front of your foot when you walk is usually a sign of foot drop. In multiple sclerosis it happens when the nerve signals to the muscles that lift the front of the foot are disrupted, so the toes do not clear the ground during the swing phase of your step.

People often notice it as tripping on flat ground, scuffing the front of one shoe more than the other, or having to swing the leg outward or lift the hip higher to get the foot through. Many find it worse when tired, later in the day, or in the heat.

A physiotherapy assessment looks at the ankle and foot through the walking cycle, the strength of the muscles that lift the foot, and the compensations happening elsewhere. Depending on what is found, treatment may involve strengthening and gait work, footwear or bracing advice, or a trial of functional electrical stimulation such as the Bioness L300 Go.

If foot dragging is new, has come on suddenly, or is getting worse quickly, speak with your physician as well, since a change in symptoms may need medical review.

Two things make the most difference for MS-related foot drop, and they work well together:

1. Strengthening and gait exercises
Targeted work on the muscles that lift the front of the foot, combined with retraining your walking pattern so you stop compensating at the hip and trunk. Your physiotherapist sets the programme from your assessment and progresses it as you go, paced around MS fatigue rather than against it.

2. Bioness L300 Go
A functional electrical stimulation device worn below the knee. It sends small electrical impulses to the nerve that lifts your foot, timed to your step, so the foot clears the ground as you walk. In Step Physical Therapy is an official dealer of the L300 Go and our clinicians are trained in fitting and programming it, so a trial can be arranged to see whether it suits you.

The two are usually combined: the L300 Go helps you walk more normally now, while the strengthening work builds the underlying capacity. Suitability is determined at assessment.

Read more about the Bioness L300 Go

If the foot dragging is new, sudden, or worsening quickly, speak with your physician as well.

Yes. MS balance work includes vestibular elements, sensory retraining, and adaptable surfaces tailored to neurological variability.

We offer virtual telerehab options and home-based adaptations so your progress continues even when travel is difficult.

While physiotherapy doesn’t stop disease progression, it significantly delays functional decline and improves quality of life.

We guide you weekly based on your physical signals, energy levels, and nervous system feedback, ensuring safe, responsive care.

There is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis. However, treatments can help manage symptoms, reduce inflammation and the frequency of relapses, slow disease progression, and improve quality of life. The goal of therapy is to help individuals with Multiple Sclerosis maintain their physical function, manage symptoms, and enjoy a good quality of life. Treatment plans are highly individualized and may include disease-modifying therapies, symptom management strategies, physical and lifestyle modifications.

Spasticity, Pain, Sensory Deficit, Fatigue, Tremor, Cognitive & Emotional Impairments, Bowel & Bladder Impairments.

Exercise is considered as a safe effective means of rehabilitation. It is beneficial at multiple levels and has an important role in delaying negative symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. Choosing exercises appropriate to the client’s strengths and weaknesses, and prescribing the best ’dose’ (intensity, frequency and duration) of treatment in terms of activities and participation is important. Exercise also has beneficial effects on mood and quality of life. 

Taking appropriate rests during treatment sessions to ensure recovery is essential. Pushing yourself when tired will not be of benefit and the sessions will have negative effects and exacerbate the fatigue.