Common Gait Deviations Flashcards
Lateral trunk bending
Weak glute med (trandelenburg)
Or pain in hip
Backward trunk lean
Difficulty ascending stairs and ramps
Weak gluteus max
Forward trunk lean
Weak quads
Hip and knee flexion contractures
Excessive hip flexion
Weak hip extensors
Right hip or knee flexors
Limited hip extension
Tight or spastic hip flexors
Limited hip flexion
Weak hip flexors or tight extensors
Abnormal synergistic activity examples
Excessive hip adduction combined with hip and knee extension plantarflexion scissoring or adducted gait pattern
Antalgic gait
Painful limb results in an uneven gait pattern shortened step on uninvolved limb
Excessive knee flexion with difficulty going down stairs or ramp and forward trunk bending
Weak quads or knee flexion contracture
Knee hyper extension
Weak quads, plantar flexion contracture, extensor spasticity
Toe first
Weak dorsiflexors, spastic or tight plantarflexors
Shortened leg
Painful heel
Positive support reflex
Foot slap
Weak dorsiflexors or hypotonia
Foot flat
Weak dorsiflexors, limited ROM
Or babies do that
Excessive dorsiflexion with uncontrolled forward motion of tibia
“Calcaneus gait”
Weak plantarflexors
Excessive plantarflexion
“Equinus gait”
Spasticity or contracture of plantarflexors