The Antalgic Gait Cycle

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09060501 UNIT SEVEN A patient presents with an extremely painful corn on the sole of their foot. The corn is directly under the first metatarso phalageal joint. Also what gait pattern would be expected? And what would the effects of their condition be on various parts of the gait cycle? If a client walks into the clinic with a corn on the sole of their foot directly under the Metatarso Phalangeal joint, one would expect them to walk with an Antalgic gait. According to Crowther et al (2011) ’ An Antalgic gait describes the manner of walking of someone who is trying to minimise pain in a limb‘. Because putting all their weight on the affected foot would hurt, the person would lean to the side of the painful foot and would take a rapid,

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