Northport Wellness Center Podiatrist, Steven Stummer can address gait abnormalties with advanced gait analysis technology.

Walking is a complex function that involves the cooperative use of the body’s visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. Problems within any of these systems, as well as problems in the joints involved can lead to walking or gait abnormalities and can result in pain, poor posture, or deformity.

Gait abnormalities involve unusual walking patterns that may be caused by disease or injury and can lead to pain in the feet, ankles, legs, knees, hips, back or neck. Gait analysis, also known as a walking or motion analysis, is a comprehensive evaluation of the way a patient stands and walks. This analysis can help identify the source of muscle, nerve or skeletal problems, as well as check the progress of disease like cerebral palsy or arthritis. Pain while standing or walking can often be a result of bone deformities, movement restrictions, muscle weakness, nerve dysfunction, skeletal misalignments or contracture complications.

Gait Analysis is used to help treat people who are having difficulty walking or running. Gait analysis can be performed through simple observation or with the help of advanced technologic equipment.

To learn more, contact Northport Wellness Center Podiatrist, Dr. Steven Stummer at 631.262.8505 or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .