The Gait Guys Podcast

We cover many aspects of human movement on this podcast, the topics are broad ranging on today's show, but they are worthy of your time in our opinion. Key words: arm swing, thoracic extension, scapular retraction, arch height, rear foot posting, forefoot loading, ankle dorsiflexion, ankle rocker, shoulder extension, SSEP, F-wave, EMG/NCV testing, gait ataxia Here are some key quotes from today's show: You may have the range of motion, but are you actually able to use it? You haven't truly injured yourself, you've just lost your ability to compensate. And we discuss a case study today, where the following paragraph is germane. "Abnormal gait changes might be the first signs of an early slow cooking neurologic disorder. Most, not all, pathology is afferent, yet most (not all) EMG/NCV testing is geared towards the efferent pathology (motor end organ disease, not sensory compromise), hence, testing can miss your client's pathology. We discuss a classic case where the client clearly had the beginnings of a neurol