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Abnormal gait
manner of walking is not normal.
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 47-year old asked:
I have abnormal gait and loss of balance at times. I also lean to my right. What could I have?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My 10 year old daughter has a suspected collapsed arch. She complains every now and then of her feet being painful the one more than the other. She also has an abnormal gait.
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A 56-year old female asked:
Both ankles pain at paroneal. Knee pain. Doc said not structural but functional problem. Abnormal gait, unstable hips, weak lower back. How to correct?
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A 63-year old female asked:
My essential tremor has progressed to abnormal gait head arm and leg problems and pain in all areas despite all the medications they have put me on. 24 meds for various symptoms. Not working to increasing pain meds overwhelms my mind. Help?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 38-year old :
Can chronic fatigue cause abnormal gait (weak legs), low grade fevers, itchy rashes on upper chest and back, and patches of goose bumps come and go?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Tinglings,numbness in arms.fatigue and dizzyness.hands pronation in mingazzini1,asymmetrical smile,abnormal"tandem gait"are pathologic due to obesity?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have been having difficulty for over 2 years now walking / feeling generalized weakness in my legs & arms. It started with off bruises on my legs, and they went away W/I 5 days. I can't walk normally, and unusual gait. It's difficult to stand up?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have unusual gait when walking, balancing. Difficult to stand up. General weakness in my arms & legs. Trouble extending my arms & legs. Some sharp pains in legs, and tingling / numbness in legs. Hard to climb stairs. Arms & legs feel weak muscles?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gait?
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A 42-year old asked:
Any way to fix an awkward gait?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can gait still improved at the age of 21?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Awkward gait?
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A 46-year old asked:
What conditions causes people to have a stiff legged gait?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Gait instability?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Unstable jerky gait?
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A 36-year old asked:
Should i go hiking if I have an unstable gait?
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A 50-year old asked:
What is an unsteady gait? What causes it?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is a spastic gait?
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A 41-year old asked:
Why do schizophrenics have an awkward gait?
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A 44-year old asked:
How does antalgic differ from trendelenburg gait?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why are gait belts contraindicated with pacemaker?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Shuffling gait?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is having a weird gait a good sign of having schizophrenia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm 31 years old, where can I find a gait pllate? The only ones I can find are pediatric.
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A 36-year old asked:
Common causes of a clumsy gait?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do symptoms like unsteady gait go away quickly?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I make weakness and gait in old age better?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Unsteady gait?
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A 25-year old female asked:
To podiatrists: how many times do you see asymmetrical gait in patients?
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A 34-year old asked:
Having gait disturbances from taking inderal (propranolol). Are there any natural alternatives?
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