Symptom, Not Problem: What’s Causing Your High Steppage Gait? Perhaps it’s a recent change you’ve had to adjust to, or maybe it’s something you’ve done for as long as you can remember: Having a high steppage gait, or an exaggerated step to pull your foot off the ground, is definitely not normal, but it can become second nature for people in time. People who don’t have a high steppage gait may think that this method of walking is due to a problem with your walking pattern. However, the reality is that high steppage gait is just one symptom of an issue called drop foot, which is actually a symptom of a larger issue itself. At ChiroSolutions Center in Virginia Beach, VA, we frequently meet with patients who have a high steppage gait and don’t think anything of it. Investigating this exaggerated movement and treating its underlying cause may solve more problems than you’d think. High steppage gait and drop foot A lot of people who develop a high steppage gait don’t even notice t...
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