| Question |
Answer |
| Sensory Ataxic gait |
aka slappage or tabetic gait; assoc. condition = posterior column disease |
| Circumduction gait |
aka. ; Hemiplegic, the affected side is rigid and is swung around. assoc. condition: (CVA) stroke weak quadriceps (unilateral) |
| Scissors gait |
Description the legs cross alternately spastic paralysis. assoc. condtion: cerebral palsy |
| Motor Ataxia |
aka. Staggering, Drunken, Cerebellar gait. Description: patient has a wide based reeling gait. assoc. condition: acute alcoholism, drug poisoning, general paresis, multiple sclerosis |
| Waddling gait |
Description: clumsy, weakness of lower extremities. assoc. condtion: muscular dystrophy |
| Steppage gait |
aka. Foot Drop, Toe Drag, Foot Slap. Description: usually unilateral. assoc. condition: LMNL, Tibialis anterior, deep peronel nerve damage, L-4/L-5 nerve compromise |
| Festination gait |
aka. Propulsion Mincing, Shuffling. Description: shuffling steps with leaning forward. assoc. condition: parkinson's disease |
| Limping |
Description: short step on bad side |
| Gluteus Medius Lurch |
Lateral sway over the weight bearing leg, Superior Gluteal nerve. Patient will have an L-5/S-1 nerve compromise |
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