'Gunslingers' gait

Craig Payne · Dec 16, 2015

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The xmas edition of the BMJ is out:

Gunslingers gait: a new cause of unilaterally reduced arm swing
BMJ 2015;351:h6141

Objective To postulate a new possible cause of a unilaterally reduced arm swing in addition to the known medical conditions such as shoulder pathology, Erb?s palsy, stroke, and Parkinson?s disease.

Methods Analysis of YouTube videos depicting the gait of highly ranked Russian officials.

Results We found a similar walking pattern in President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and three other highly ranked Russian officials, all presenting with a consistently reduced right arm swing in the absence of other overt neurological abnormalities.

Conclusions We propose that this new gait pattern, which we term ?gunslinger?s gait,? may result from a behavioural adaptation, possibly triggered by KGB or other forms of weapons training where trainees are taught to keep their right hand close to the chest while walking, allowing them to quickly draw a gun when faced with a foe. This should be included in the differential diagnosis of a unilaterally reduced arm swing.
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Craig Payne · Sep 22, 2016

yep; look legit; watch the right hand

W J Liggins · Dec 16, 2015

Right shoulder's down though. Old injury or 'hand above gun'? This bloke prefers bombs to pistols anyway!

Cheers

Bill

Ina · Dec 16, 2015

This meticulous research may have made a hole in the KGB budget, the organization probably will have to fund arm swing retraining courses for their mid and low-ranking staff so as not to be so easily identified as their superiors. Lucky physios, more jobs for them then.

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