How observing the way patients walk can reveal their hidden ailments

Dr Gene Uzawa Dorio

On the first day of orthopaedics class at medical school, our professor limped in, stopped, and then proceeded to teach us specifically which ailment causes such a limp.

He went on to explain: “By the time you finish this didactic course in orthopaedics, you will be able to diagnose a patient’s problem just by watching them walk!”