Gait Deviations

trendelenburg

weak glute med on stance limb

foot slap, steppage, circumduction, hip hike, vaulting

weak dorsiflexors

forward flexed

parkinson’s or weak quads

festinating gait

keep going til you hit a stationary object, sonic run

antalgic

pain

ataxic

cerebellum pathology

scissoring

spastic adductors

prosthesis too long

vaulting, circumduction, abducted gait, excessive knee flexion during stance

prosthetic too short

lateral bending

loose socket

forefoot rotation, forward trunk flexion

socket too tight

medial or lateral whip