Advanced joint disease alters how hemophilia patients walk: Study
WHY IT MATTERS
If you have hemophilia with joint damage, knowing that your altered walking pattern is a direct result of reduced ankle mobility could help you work with your doctor on targeted physical therapy or mobility interventions to improve efficiency and reduce fatigue.
A new study from Germany found that people with hemophilia who have advanced joint damage walk differently than others, mainly because their ankles don't move as well. To adapt to this limited ankle movement, their bodies develop new walking patterns that may use more energy and be less efficient. Understanding these changes could help doctors better support hemophilia patients in staying active.
People with hemophilia, particularly those with more advanced joint disease, or hemophilic arthropathy, show altered walking patterns likely linked to reduced ankle mobility, a new study in Germany has found. To cope with these gait alterations, people with hemophilia may develop compensatory strategies that could make walking less efficient and require more energy, researchers hypothesized. […] The post Advanced joint disease alters how hemophilia patients walk: Study appeared first on He
ASK YOUR DOCTOR
Ask your hematologist or physical therapist whether ankle mobility exercises or targeted interventions might help improve your walking efficiency and reduce the energy required for daily movement.