Cerebral Palsy Gait Therapy
GAIT DISORDERS AND THERAPY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY 1. What is a gait disorder in cerebral palsy? Gait is a pattern of walking. Walking involves balance and coordination of muscles so that the body is moved forward in a rhythm, called the stride. There are many possibilities that may cause an abnormal gait. Some common causes in children with cerebral palsy are: • Due to lower limb spasticity results in tightness anD contracture of muscles can cause the knees to flex at the hip knee and ankle which can cause difficulty in walking • Anatomic shortening of muscle-tendon of lower limbs • Scissoring pattern of leg due to tightness of adductor muscles of lower limb • Hip joint subluxations/dislocations • Club foot 2. What are the gait disorders in cerebral palsy? A gait disorder in cerebral palsy is due to: • Imbalance during walking • Shuffling gait- in which the child drags feet while walking • frequent falls- An unsteady gai...