In dictionaries:
Gait analysis
Study of body movement patterns.
gait training
Gait training or gait rehabilitation is the act of learning how to walk, either as a child, or, more frequently, after sustaining an injury or disability.
staggering gait
Unsteady, uneven walking due to imbalance.
waddling gait
Walking with short, swaying steps.
ataxic gait
Uncoordinated, unstable walking due to dysfunction.
gait ataxia
slow gait
Antalgic gait
Walking pattern avoiding pain manifestation.
spastic gait
Uncoordinated, jerky movements while walking.
Steppage gait
High stepping due to neuropathy.
gait apraxia
Difficulty initiating and coordinating walking.
tandem gait
(medicine, chiropody) A manner of walking by placing the heel of the forward foot touching the toes of the back foot, sometimes used in the clinical diagnosis of certain disorders.
hemiplegic gait
Walking pattern due to paralysis.
diagonal gait
Walking pattern using opposite limbs.
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