| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Trendelenburg lateral trunk lean | weak glute med/hip abductors, painful hip |
| backward trunk lean | weak hip extensors |
| forward trunk lean | weak quads, knee and hip flexion contracture |
| Antalgic gait | Decreased stance time --> pain in the LE |
| knee wobbling or buckling | weak quads, painful knee |
| Genu recurvatum (knee hyper extension) | generalised ligamentous laxity, weak quads, plantarflexor contracture, extensor spasticity |
| toes first at heel strike | weak dorsiflexor, plantarflexor contracture, knee flexion contracture, plantarflexor contracture, painful heel LE to short |
| Equinus gait (tip-toe walking) | plantarflexor contracture/spasticity uasually bilateral |
| Foot slap | weak dorsflexor |
| inadequate push-off | weak platarflexors, pain in fore foot, limited ROM in hip, knee or ankle. |
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