A cane or a walker is recommended for those with poor balance.Medicines (muscle relaxers, anti-spasticity medicines) can reduce the muscle overactivity.
A physical therapist can supply these and provide exercise therapy, if needed.
#Feet point outward skin#
Skin care should be used to avoid skin sores.
Injections into muscles that causes soreness in the leg or buttocks.Foot problems (such as a callus, corn, ingrown toenail, wart, pain, skin sore, swelling, or spasms).Conversion disorder (a mental disorder).General causes of abnormal gait may include: Magnetic gait - shuffling with feet feeling as if they stick to the groundĪbnormal gait may be caused by diseases in different areas of the body.Ataxic, or broad-based, gait - feet wide apart with irregular, jerky, and weaving or slapping when trying to walk.Waddling gait - a duck-like walk that may appear in childhood or later in life.Steppage gait - foot drop where the foot hangs with the toes pointing down, causing the toes to scrape the ground while walking, requiring someone to lift the leg higher than normal when walking.Spastic gait - a stiff, foot-dragging walk caused by a long muscle contraction on one side.Scissors gait - legs flexed slightly at the hips and knees like crouching, with the knees and thighs hitting or crossing in a scissors-like movement.Propulsive gait - a stooped, stiff posture with the head and neck bent forward.Some walking abnormalities have been given names: Most, but not all, are due to a physical condition. Different types of walking problems occur without a person's control. The pattern of how a person walks is called the gait.