Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Symptoms and Presentation

What is the characteristic feature of an antalgic gait?

In patients with hip pain, what is the typical trunk movement during the stance phase on the affected leg?

What distinguishes coxalgic gait from waddling gait caused by gluteus medius muscle weakness?

Which condition may cause painful lower extremities resulting in an antalgic gait?

What is the main treatment approach for spastic paraparetic gait?

What is a characteristic feature of spastic paraparetic gait?

In cases of marked muscle tone in the adductors, what type of gait disorder may result?

Which medication may be used to help alleviate spasticity in spastic paraparetic gait?

What distinguishes sensory ataxia from cerebellar ataxia?

What type of gait may be observed in cerebellar ataxia?

Which region of the cerebellum is predominantly responsible for the control of balance?

What type of disturbances may occur in sensory polyneuropathy or dorsal column lesions?

What type of compensation do patients with sensory ataxic gait use for the loss of proprioception?

Which test may reveal less difference in cerebellar ataxia compared to sensory ataxia?

What may cause a worsening of ataxic gait and the associated risk of falling in sensory ataxia?

Which region of the cerebellum is important for the control of the timing and amplitude of targeted limb movements?

Which type of gait disorder is characterized by an excessive fear of falling, leading to a complete inability to walk?

What type of gait disorder is mainly characterized by a stiff and paraparetic spastic gait, but may also be spastic-ataxic due to dorsal column dysfunction?

What non-surgical treatment includes training how to lift the pelvis while standing and walking or corsets to counteract lumbar lordosis?

In which type of gait disorder should surgical decompression be considered in symptomatic cases due to its progressive nature?

Which type of gait disorder is characterized by a dominance of the tonus in the upper limb flexor muscles and a slow, wide-based, asymmetrical gait?

What type of gait disorder is mainly caused by narrowing of the spinal canal and mechanical compression of the cervical spinal cord?

Which type of gait disorder is associated with deep muscular pain and neurological deficits such as sensory deficits and paresis in the lower limbs during walking?

What type of non-surgical treatment may include corsets to counteract lumbar lordosis for certain types of gait disorders?

In which type of gait disorder should walking uphill be better tolerated than walking downhill?

Which type of gait disorder typically presents with urinary urgency in severe cases?

What non-surgical treatment includes training on how to lift the pelvis while standing and walking for certain types of gait disorders?

In which type of gait disorder is walking uphill better tolerated than walking downhill due to the associated symptoms?

What is the result of thickening of the ligamentum flavum and a decrease in the gap between the posterior margin of the intervertebral disc and the facet joints?

What is a common cause of knee hyperextension during the early stance phase?

In patients with differences in leg length, how does the body move with each step?

What is a characteristic gait pattern in patients with myopathies affecting the muscles extending the hip joint?

What is a common feature of steppage gait?

What is a symptom of intermittent claudication?

What is a characteristic symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication?

What does kyphosis and ankylosing spondylitis result in?

What is a characteristic feature of waddling gait caused by weakness in the gluteus medius muscle?

What is a common cause of peripheral paresis that leads to gait disorders?

How do patients with spinal pain typically modify their gait?

What leads to an instability of the pelvis on standing and walking, resulting in a characteristic waddling gait?