
Gait assessment in general practice
Author(s) -
Appukutty Manickam,
Matthew D. Gardiner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-12-20-5777
Subject(s) - gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait cycle , referral , medicine , gait analysis , physical therapy , physics , kinematics , family medicine , classical mechanics
Patients with a variety of neuromuscular pathologies may present with gait abnormalities. Accurate assessment of each pattern, coupled with appropriate investigations, facilitates diagnostic accuracy followed by treatment or referral, as required.