Spot healing Brush doesn't drag

I ust PS CS5, Windows 7 64 bit, i7 processor, 16 gb of ram
My spot healing brush doesn't drage. The healing brush and all other brushes work normally. Before yesterday it was woking normally. The brush will make a round patch the size of the brush, but I can't paint with the brush.
Any thoughts?
Keith Mattson

Not sure what could be preventing you from dragging the brush, but try resetting the tool...
-Noel

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