Cautious Gait Mnemonic

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  • C – Cautious gait: The term cautious gait is used to describe the patient who walks with an abbreviated stride, widened base, and lowered center of mass, as if walking on a slippery surface.
  • A – Arms held abducted: Arms are often held abducted in individuals with a cautious gait.
  • U – Underlying disorder: This disorder is both common and nonspecific. It is, in essence, an adaptation to a perceived postural threat. There may be an associated fear of falling.
  • T – Third of older patients: This disorder can be observed in more than one-third of older patients with gait impairment.
  • I – Improved with physical therapy: Physical therapy often improves walking to the degree that follow-up observation may reveal a more specific underlying disorder.
  • O – Observation of walking: Physical therapy often improves walking to the degree that follow-up observation may reveal a more specific underlying disorder.
  • U – Unsteady gait: The term cautious gait is used to describe the patient who walks with an abbreviated stride, widened base, and lowered center of mass, as if walking on a slippery surface.
  • S – Specific underlying disorder: Physical therapy often improves walking to the degree that follow-up observation may reveal a more specific underlying disorder.
  • G – Gait impairment: This disorder can be observed in more than one-third of older patients with gait impairment.
  • A – Abbreviated stride: The term cautious gait is used to describe the patient who walks with an abbreviated stride, widened base, and lowered center of mass, as if walking on a slippery surface.
  • I – Lowered center of mass: The term cautious gait is used to describe the patient who walks with an abbreviated stride, widened base, and lowered center of mass, as if walking on a slippery surface.
  • T – Widened base: The term cautious gait is used to describe the patient who walks with an abbreviated stride, widened base, and lowered center of mass, as if walking on a slippery surface.

Mnemonic : CAUTIOUS GAIT

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