Management of gait impairments in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A treatment algorithm

• Main Authors: Jorik Nonnekes (Author), Cheriel Hofstad (Author), Annemieke de Greef-Rotteveel (Author), Heleen van der Wielen (Author), Janke H. van Gelder (Author), Christian Plaats (Author), Viola Altmann (Author), Fabian Krause (Author), Noël Keijsers (Author), Alexander Geurts (Author), Jan Willem K. Louwerens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gait impairments in people with Charcot Marie Tooths disease are the combined result of ankle-foot deformities, muscle weakness, and somatosensory impairments. People with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease often experience pain and difficulties when walking, especially barefoot. They also trip and fall fr...