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Gait is rhythmic alteration of both upper extremity and lower extremity. The Gait which consist of stance phase and swing phase. The Stance phase which contribute 60 percentage of walking pattern. The Swing phase which contribute 40 percentage of walking pattern. The Stance phase which include heel strike, foot flat, mid stance, heel off and toe off. The swing phase which included acceleration, mid swing and deceleration.

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Thangavelu, Karthikeyan
Dr. Karthikeyan has completed his PhD at the age of 35 years from Ramakrishna mission Vivekananda University,coimbatore and postdoctoral studies completed from Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka, India . He is presently working as a clinician cum researcher at Physiotherapy center at NIMHANS, Bangalore, India.

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