I had some gait changes. The exercise that corrected it was exagerated marching in place while having your arms doing the same just alternating of course.

Gait changes... yes!

I had major changes to my gait after my injury. I did nearly 3 years of rehab to try to correct this with no success.

There are many known causes of gait change and I'm sure many more that no one knows about too.

Some of the ones that haven't been mentioned.... sometimes after a TBI, there can be issues using your core muscles, which can affect your gait. If this is the issue, a physiotherapist can help you reconnect with those muscles.

For ME, this was not my issue... it took 3 years to finally see someone local about my vision. I could SEE fine, but after visual testing (neuro optometry) they discovered I have multiple vision issues. The one that affects my balance and my gait is visual midline shift.

Basically, non injured people know their "middle" is in front of their nose... when I was tested, I perceive my mid line or middle to be in front of my right eye.

I was then tested with prism lenses and magically my gait was fixed. So I've been wearing my prism glasses for almost a year now and as long as they are on, I can walk fine. Take them off and I need my cane. When they are off, my stance gets dramatically wider and I appear to "limp" also.

The limp part seems to be some sort of uncoordination, like my left leg just doesn't swing at quite the right time. Before my prism glasses, I had many people ask if I hurt my knee, hip, back, etc, because of my awkward gait.

Might be worth a try to see a neuro optometrist for testing if possible. My glasses were the first thing that's made a real difference for me. Very glad I no longer need my cane.

I do still have issues with falling down now and then, but not as often as without the glasses.

Best of luck to you.
Starr

Thanks for the helpful replies everyone. I actually was at just a regular check-up today and asked about my leg length in relation to each other, my doc immediately said, "your left leg is quite a bit longer than your right leg, didn't you know that?" The problem is I sustained my concussion right in the middle of puberty - so not only was I going through lots of physical and chemical changes because of that, but also the concussion.

Though now I seem to have hit a dilemma, since I am pretty sure my limp is caused by my difference in leg length and possibly my poor knee health, it will probably be unable to fix. I am still concerned about the effect that this will have on my brain health.

A difference in leg length will not effect your brain health. You can easily get a heel wedge to balance your leg length. There are more extreme ways to balance leg length but there is no reason to consider them nor worry about your leg length being an issue with your brain health.

What makes you think your concussion and puberty have a relation to the other concepts ? What is wrong with your knee ?

It would be worthwhile to ask your doctor for a referral to an orthotic specialist to make you a wedge. It will help your hips to stay healthy by resolving/reducing your limp.

MDs generally will not even mention upper cervical or even chiropractic care at all..., it is a competitive bias .:(

I would at least get an evaluation/assessment by a expert PT, or expert chiro and have them check your hips , knees , shoulders - before possibly getting foot wedge or such..

MDs will prefer to say a leg is longer , than admit the uneven hips might be the true cause ...

Yes, Jo.

I have "one leg a little longer" as told to me by many GPs.

The reality is that I have some mechanical problems in my spine including some injuries though. I have a mild scoliosis, spondylolisthesis (sliding L5/S1} and lordosis (aka swayback). In reality, one HIP is higher.

A really good Physiotherapist I found knew more about it all and how to help me than my doctor.

MY L5 is slightly forward or backward of center ( I should have paid more attention when looking at the xray ), and slips sometimes, I can feel it those times..:eek:

Good catch Jo.

ConcussedGuy17, It would be worthwhile to find a chiropractor who uses leg check who will be an expert at analyzing your spine as it impacts leg length. An upper cervical chiro would be worthwhile, too.