Gait Therapy-An Excellent Way to Deal with your Pain

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Gait Therapy An Excellent Way to Deal with your
Pain
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• The walking technique has a significant role in
  your well being because it manages the stress
  distribution while walking to all the joints
  below your waist. People often presume that a
  previous injury or problem is the reason for the
  pain in their legs. They fail to recognise the
  fact that their improper walking gait is
  responsible for the strain on the affected areas.
• Majority of people wrongly believe that they have
  been walking all through their lives, therefore
  there is no need to learn how to walk again after
  an injury. What they need to understand here is
  the unfortunately, a number of spine injuries and
  lower extremities have an adverse effect on
  walking mechanics.

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• If neglected and not corrected with proper
  physical therapy and effective fitness training,
  the situation can ultimately result in additional
  disability. No matter with or without an injury,
  walking mechanics or gait, often deteriorates
  with age. This happens not due to age, but
  because of the bones that become weaker.
• What is gait?
• The manner or technique of walking, running or
  stepping is known as gait. It can also be
  described as a sequence of alternating,
  rhythmical movements of the limbs and trunk which
  leads to progression in the forward direction of
  the body. A series of "controlled falls" is
  another way to define gait.

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• How do we evaluate gait?
• A Physio will observe the patients visually while
  they are on a treadmill or moving up and down in
  a straight path. A treadmill helps a Physio to
  control the speed and then have a close
  observation of the walking style. If the Physio
  will find it necessary, then a video can also be
  recorded of the whole walking/running session.
  This video is then analysed later by repeating,
  slowing down and reversing to get a detailed
  assessment of the gait.
• Symmetry of the gait cycle, walking base,
  cadence, length, step and stride are few things
  that are analysed by Physios during evaluation of
  gait. Analysing symmetry is considered as an
  important part of the whole assessment process.
  The movement made by one side of the body should
  be identical with the other half of the body.
  Step length, foot placement, foot impact and arm
  swing should be in a similar right vs. Left
  movement.

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• Usually, weakness and injuries may lead to
  heavier impact of the opposite side of the body,
  but this might not be the case always. On an
  average 10-15,000 steps are taken by a human
  being every day. By increasing the impact on a
  foot with a force of around 10 lbs for each step,
  this can put up a lot of stress on the leg.
• Foot placement is another common gait deviation.
  If a person is unable to control where the foot
  is landing like turned out/in or too close to the
  other leg, then there might be an occurrence of
  hip muscle weakness or neurological issues.
• If you are having trouble with your gait, then it
  can be treated with the help of a Physio. St
  Leonards and North Shore are the places where you
  can find an expert Physio.

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