PTA Question of the Week - Gait assessment

Like

Share this post

Choose a social network to share with, or copy the URL to share elsewhere

This is a representation of how your post may appear on social media. The actual post will vary between social networks

You are observing a patient's gait pattern and note the following:
– a decrease in trunk rotation
– short step lengths
– a decrease in arm swing bilaterally
Which of the following diagnoses would you suspect?
1. A cerebrovascular accident
2. A recent hip replacement
3. Parkinson's disease
4. Lou Gehrig's disease

The solution will be posted in a few days.

Create a Free MyAccess Profile

AccessMedicine Network is the place to keep up on new releases for the Access products, get short form didactic content, read up on practice impacting highlights, and watch video featuring authors of your favorite books in medicine. Create a MyAccess profile and follow our contributors to stay informed via email updates.