Weak hip flexors can cause the surrounding muscles to overcompensate, which can cause pain and difficulty walking. Treatment may include physical therapy and exercises. The hip flexors are muscles ...

A waddling gait happens because of weakness in your hip girdle and upper thigh muscles. To make up for the weakness, you sway from side to side and your hip drops with each step. It’s also called ...

Waddling gait, also known as myopathic gait, is a way of walking. It’s caused by muscle weakness in the pelvic girdle, which is a bowl-shaped network of muscles and bones that connects your torso to ...

Hip extension exercises are important for strengthening the muscles that help stabilize the pelvis and propel the body during such movements as walking, running, jumping, and standing up. Hip ...

We’ve all seen it, whether in other runners or in our own race photos: the high hip, knocked knees, a sort of bobbing gait ...

Andrew Lavender works for the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia. I am sure you’ve been told you should stand up and move away from your work stations or use a standing ...

The word gait refers to the movement you use to walk or run. Walking is a complex series of movements that requires your brain, bones, and muscles to work together, with help from your heart and lungs ...

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, affecting millions each year. Among its most debilitating consequences is gait impairment, which affects over 80% of stroke ...

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, affecting millions each year. Among its most debilitating consequences is gait impairment, which affects over 80% of stroke ...