Gait Disorders: Symptoms
Gait abnormalities have very distinctive features and are often named to reflect the prominent characteristics of the walk:

• Propulsive: the posture is hunched over and rigid with the head and neck bent forward.
• Scissors: the legs flex slightly at the hips and knees, giving the appearance of crouching, with the knees and thighs hitting or crossing in a scissor-like movement.
• Spastic: the legs are stiff and the feet drag.
• Steppage: the toes scrape the ground while walking.
• Waddling: the gait is duck-like.