LIMPING

Limping is usually caused by:

• disease
• damage (trauma)
• Limping can be caused by a variety of other factors such as:
• leg-length discrepancy
• pain or weakness in back/hip/knee/ankle
• neurological conditions such as stroke And the unfortunate part about limping is untreated limping can cause patients to sustain secondary injuries such as
• fractures
• ligament sprains
• muscle strains

• assessing
• understanding the severity of the limping gait
• pain relief/management
• arch supports or orthotic devices

Limping or walking with a limp basically refers to a patient having difficulties walking. Patients who find that they have a tendency to prefer one leg over the other when walking, it's possible that you may have a slight limp in your walk.