I HAVE charcot foot/arthropathy, and REFUSE to allow it to be a disability. I will always find a way to get things done, at work and at home. Also, if I tell the powers that be (the ones who decide if I would get money for a 'disability,') that i cannot walk, stand etc, that rules out walking for exercise as well as walking for fun. Nope. I won't allow it to be a disability, and I hope, if you are still able to get around, you won't either. If your bones are sticking through your skin, then maybe I could see it as a disability. Get custom shoes and orthotics. They accommodate a charcot foot so we can still walk and be productive.
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Symptoms of Charcot foot include swelling, which occurs without a significant injury, redness, chronic ulcerations that open through the skin, and bone instability found on x-ray. It is important to keep track of any new health conditions that arise and check with a doctor to make sure that it is not something that requires treatment.
A disability affecting the foot or joints in the Knee, hip and lower back related to walking/running.
Charcot's joints, also called neuropathic joint disease
Jean-Martin Charcot was born on November 29, 1825.
Jean-Martin Charcot was born on November 29, 1825.
Jean-Baptiste Charcot died on 1936-09-16.
Jean-Baptiste Charcot was born on 1867-07-15.
Charcot's arthropathy is a condition in which the shoulder joint is destroyed following loss of its nerve supply.
Jean-Martin Charcot died on August 16, 1893 at the age of 67.
Jean-Martin Charcot died on August 16, 1893 at the age of 67.