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What is the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide?
What is the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide?
How many people globally die from falls annually?
How many people globally die from falls annually?
What age group suffers the greatest number of fatal falls?
What age group suffers the greatest number of fatal falls?
What systems are involved in the complex interaction of gait?
What systems are involved in the complex interaction of gait?
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At what age do 85% of people have normal gait?
At what age do 85% of people have normal gait?
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What is a sensitive indicator of general health and survival in older adults?
What is a sensitive indicator of general health and survival in older adults?
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What can gait disorders lead to?
What can gait disorders lead to?
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What is the main feature of gait that should be investigated to apply appropriate interventions for gait disorders?
What is the main feature of gait that should be investigated to apply appropriate interventions for gait disorders?
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What percentage of people at the age of 85 have normal gait?
What percentage of people at the age of 85 have normal gait?
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What are gait disorders not a consequence of?
What are gait disorders not a consequence of?
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What type of gait is seen in patients with myopathies such as muscular dystrophy?
What type of gait is seen in patients with myopathies such as muscular dystrophy?
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In which condition does the patient display irregular, jerky, involuntary movements in all extremities?
In which condition does the patient display irregular, jerky, involuntary movements in all extremities?
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In which condition does the person overcompensate by slamming their foot down onto the floor due to loss of proprioceptive input?
In which condition does the person overcompensate by slamming their foot down onto the floor due to loss of proprioceptive input?
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Which gait disorder involves feet that look as though they are glued to the floor?
Which gait disorder involves feet that look as though they are glued to the floor?
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What may accentuate the baseline movement disorder in patients with choreiform gait?
What may accentuate the baseline movement disorder in patients with choreiform gait?
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In which condition do symptoms include reduced attention span and urinary frequency or incontinence?
In which condition do symptoms include reduced attention span and urinary frequency or incontinence?
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Which condition can cause a gait disorder characterized by a shuffling gait pattern known as marche a petits pas?
Which condition can cause a gait disorder characterized by a shuffling gait pattern known as marche a petits pas?
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What type of gait disorder is characterized by an abnormally narrow base and scraping the toes while walking?
What type of gait disorder is characterized by an abnormally narrow base and scraping the toes while walking?
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Which neurological condition can lead to a gait disorder characterized by an involuntary inclination to take accelerating steps, known as festination?
Which neurological condition can lead to a gait disorder characterized by an involuntary inclination to take accelerating steps, known as festination?
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In which condition does the patient walk with an abnormally narrow base and dragging both legs, also exhibiting an extreme tightness of hip adductors?
In which condition does the patient walk with an abnormally narrow base and dragging both legs, also exhibiting an extreme tightness of hip adductors?
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Which medical condition can contribute to gait disorders due to orthostatic hypotension?
Which medical condition can contribute to gait disorders due to orthostatic hypotension?
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What type of gait disorder is commonly seen in cerebellar disease, with clumsy, staggering movements and a wide-based gait?
What type of gait disorder is commonly seen in cerebellar disease, with clumsy, staggering movements and a wide-based gait?
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Which type of gait disorder is most commonly seen in stroke and is characterized by the patient holding their arm to one side and dragging their affected leg in a semicircle?
Which type of gait disorder is most commonly seen in stroke and is characterized by the patient holding their arm to one side and dragging their affected leg in a semicircle?
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Which condition can contribute to gait disorders due to muscle weakness and atrophy?
Which condition can contribute to gait disorders due to muscle weakness and atrophy?
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What type of gait disorder is seen in Parkinson's disease or conditions causing parkinsonism, with a shuffling gait pattern and reduced step length?
What type of gait disorder is seen in Parkinson's disease or conditions causing parkinsonism, with a shuffling gait pattern and reduced step length?
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Which type of gait disorder is characterized by rigidity, bradykinesia, and difficulty initiating steps?
Which type of gait disorder is characterized by rigidity, bradykinesia, and difficulty initiating steps?
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What are the primary causes to be considered when a gait disorder has an acute onset?
What are the primary causes to be considered when a gait disorder has an acute onset?
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Which systems provide essential information on the position of the body to sustain a stable body position during gait?
Which systems provide essential information on the position of the body to sustain a stable body position during gait?
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Which phase of the gait cycle begins when the heel of the foot strikes the ground?
Which phase of the gait cycle begins when the heel of the foot strikes the ground?
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What occurs during the terminal stance phase of the gait cycle?
What occurs during the terminal stance phase of the gait cycle?
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What is a normal change that occurs to gait with aging?
What is a normal change that occurs to gait with aging?
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What may decreased speed and decreased stride length indicate in relation to gait disorders?
What may decreased speed and decreased stride length indicate in relation to gait disorders?
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What is an example of a cerebrovascular cause that should be considered when a gait disorder has an acute onset?
What is an example of a cerebrovascular cause that should be considered when a gait disorder has an acute onset?
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In what phase of the gait cycle does the hip become less extended and ankle flexion increases?
In what phase of the gait cycle does the hip become less extended and ankle flexion increases?
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'Increased time spent in the double support phase' is a normal change to gait with aging. What does this mean?
'Increased time spent in the double support phase' is a normal change to gait with aging. What does this mean?
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'Gait disorders often show up as altered distance and time variables.' What can abnormal swing-stance ratios suggest?
'Gait disorders often show up as altered distance and time variables.' What can abnormal swing-stance ratios suggest?
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