Trot

Trot (medical term)

Trot (/trɒt/), in the medical context, refers to a type of gait characterized by a two-beat diagonal gait in which the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. It is often used in the context of physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Etymology

The term "trot" originates from the Old French word "trotter", which means to go at a quick pace. It was later adopted into English in the 14th century.

Related Terms

• Gait: The pattern of movement of the limbs of animals, including humans, during locomotion over a solid substrate.
• Physical Therapy: The treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
• Rehabilitation: The process of helping an individual achieve the highest level of function, independence, and quality of life possible after illness, injury, or onset of disease.
• Diagonal Gait: A method of locomotion in which the animal moves by pairing the forward movement of diagonally opposite pairs of legs.

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Trot
• Wikipedia's article - Trot

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