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Gait Training in Physiotherapy

Gait training is necessary to help a patient gain proficient ambulation within and outside the home and is necessary when there is an orthopaedic impairment.

Conditions requiring gait training include the following:

  •   pain that causes distortion of the normal gait patternphysiotherapy crutches
  •   joint stiffness
  •   muscle weakness
  •   limb deformity
  •   spasticity
  •   loss of sensory input

Treatment involves strengthening, balance training, proprioceptive
exercises, education in normal mechanics and the use of assistive
devices, and mobilizing if necessary for the impairment.


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