Shuffling gait, bradykinesia, stooped posture, and postural instability in Parkinson’s Disease | Dr Sudhir Kumar

Movement Symptoms

medicoshub on Instagram: "🧠 Parkinson’s Disease – Understanding the Festinating Gait In Parkinson’s disease, degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta leads to classic Parkinsonian symptoms—resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and changes in gait. 🚶‍♂️ Festinating Gait is a hallmark feature: • Short, small shuffling steps • Steps may rapidly accelerate • Often preceded by freezing episodes, where the patient struggles to initiate movement This gait pattern o