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 pattern
•   joint stiffness
•   muscle weakness
•   limb deformity
•   spasticity
•   loss of sensory input