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Tandem Walking

August 19th, 2017
 
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Overview

  • Interpretation

  • Ask the patient to walk with the heel of the front foot making direct contact with the first toe of the back foot.
  • Significance

  • Patients with cerebellar disease will have particular difficulty with this task as it eliminates their normally wide-based gait.
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