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3 point: this gait pattern is used when one side lower extremity (LE) is unable to bear weight (due to fracture, amputation, joint replacement etc). It involves three points contact with the floor, the crutches serve as one point, the involved leg as the second point, and the uninvolved leg as the third point.

The 4-point gait (see figure 1-8) is used when the patient can bear some weight on both lower extremities. Place the patient in the tripod position and instruct him to do the following.

Gait or walking is a coordinated action of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems. The coordination of muscle contraction, joint movement, and sensory perception allows the human body to move in the environment.

Two-point gait: The left crutch and right leg move forward followed by the right crutch and left leg. Three-point gait: This is the most used technique. ... The left crutch is advanced followed by the right leg, right crutch and at last the left leg. Swing-to gait: The left and right crutch are advanced.Aug 27, 2021

Movement of both the arms and/or both legs at the same time but in opposite directions (e.g. crawling, or arm swing in walking).

Axillary crutches are widely used either temporarily or permanently to assist ambulation in various type of locomotor disabilities. They are used for relieving weight-bearing on operated or injured lower limbs and also in some cases of lower limb paralysis for the purpose of ambulation.

Hemiplegic gait (circumduction or spastic gait): gait in which the leg is held stiffly and abducted with each step and swung around to the ground in front, forming a semicircle.

The muscle groups most important for crutch walking include the shoulder muscles that stabilize the upper extremity and those that hold the top of the crutch against the chest wall. The arm muscles (at the shoulders) must be able to move the crutches forward, backward, and sideways.

A gait pattern with stiff movements, toes seeming to catch and drag, legs held together, hip and knees slightly flexed. Commonly seen in spastic paraplegia. Steppage. A gait pattern in which the feet and toes are lifted through hip and knee flexion to excessive heights; usually secondary to dorsiflexor weakness.