After my surgery, a PT came to the house to do physical therapy with me. I never realized that I had slight foot drop in my left foot. She did these massage/exercise type thing and I asked her about it. She said she was trying to release the muscles in my calf. Everytime after she did that, I was able to fully flex my foot. It was amazing.

I think sometimes we get used to something and don't even notice those little things. We also tend to overcompensate and end up hurting ourselves more. I now include ankle exercises in my stretching routine.