Hemiplegia refers to weakness of one half of the body, mostly affecting the upper and lower limbs. In the acute phase, there is hypotonia and weakness of affected limbs. As recovery occurs over the next few days to weeks, muscle tone increases, resulting in spasticity. In this video, you can see the hemiplegic gait, affecting the left side. The person keeps his hip and knee extended. Hip is tilted to opposite side while the person moves in circumduction (rotates the limb in an arc). The upper limb is flexed at elbow and internally rotated.
HEMIPLEGIC GAIT
Posted byDr Sudhir Kumar MD (Medicine) DM (Neurology)Posted inUncategorizedTags:circumduction gait, Hemiplegic gait, post-stroke, spastic gait, video
Published by Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Medicine) DM (Neurology)
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