Equilibrator Coordination
Walking backward is much easier in paresis or paralysis of the quadriceps femora’s then walking forward. To elicit further the presence of equilibrator ataxia in walking the following tests are employed: the patient is asked to rise on command and thirdly, he is asked to walk and turn around quickly ob sharp command. The ataxic gait is thereby brought out even though it be absent in normal walking.
Normally there is associated swinging of the arms in walking. These movements are quite automatic and they are lost in paralysis agates (Read on …)