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    GAIT DISORDERS

    Dr. Fariha Zulfiqar


    GAIT
     A pattern of limb movement made during
    locomotion
     or
     a person's manner of walking.
    Gait disorder
     What is a gait disorder?

     Gait is a person’s pattern of walking. Walking


    involves balance and coordination of muscles
    so that the body is propelled forward in a
    rhythm. There are numerous possibilities that
    may cause an abnormal gait.
    causes
     Some common causes are:
     A degenerative disease (such as arthritis)

     An inner ear disorder


     Stroke

     Foot conditions
     A neurologic condition
     Something as simple as ill-fitting shoes
    Types of gait disorders

    1,Propulsive gait :
     This type of gait that is seen in patients with

    parkinsonism. It is characterized by a stooping, rigid


    posture, and the head and neck are bent forward.
    Steps tend to become]shorter.
    Hemiplegic gait/ Spastic gait.
     Common to patients with cerebral palsy or
    multiple sclerosis,
     spastic gait is a way of walking in which one

    leg is stiff and drags in a semicircular motion


    on the side most affected by long-term
    muscle contraction.
    Hemiplegic gait
    Scissors gait
     This type of gait gets its name because the knees and
    thighs hit or cross in a scissors-like pattern when
    walking. The steps are slow and small. This type of gait
    occurs often in patients with spastic cerebral palsy.
    Myopathic Gait

     Hip girdle muscles are responsible for keeping the pelvis


    level when walking. If you have weakness on one side,
    this will lead to a drop of the pelvis while walking
    (Trendelenburg sign). With bilateral weakness, you will
    have dropping of the pelvis on both sides during walking
    leading to waddling. This gait is seen in patient with
    myopathies, such as muscular dystrophy.
    Myopatic gait
    Ataxic Gait

    Most commonly seen in cerebellar disease, this gait is


    described as clumsy movements with a wide-based gait.

    Ataxia is typically defined as the presence of abnormal,


    uncoordinated movements.

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