GAIT DISTURBANCES

Course overview

GAIT DISTURBANCES ARE DESCRIBED AS ANY DEVIATIONS FROM NORMAL WALKING OR GAIT. THESE DISTURBANCES STEM FROM NUMEROUS ETIOLOGIES. DUE TO THEIR DIFFERENT CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS, A HIGH INDEX OF SUSPICION IS REQUIRED. THE ETIOLOGY CAN BE DETERMINED THROUGH LAB WORK, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FURTHERMORE, THIS ENTITY CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO EPISODIC AND CHRONIC DISTURBANCES. GAIT DISTURBANCES HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE, MORBIDITY, AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GAIT DISTURBANCES.