Limping: Causes, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Treatment Strategies

Limping: Causes, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Treatment Strategies

1. Introduction Limping is a clinically significant gait abnormality that occurs when an individual alters their normal walking pattern to accommodate pain, structural weakness, or a physical deformity. In medical terminology, a normal gait involves a complex, symmetrical sequence of movements divided into a stance phase and a swing phase. Any disruption to the bones, … Read more