Gait disturbance Hyperlordotic gait 2025-10-26T18:48:12Z Gait with exaggerated lumbar lordosis Typically seen in patients with muscular dystrophy due to axial and core muscle weakness. A gait abnormality characterized by excessive lumbar lordosis (swayback posture, i.e., an inward curvature of the lower spine) and gait pattern with forward tilt of the pelvis and increased lumbar curvature. Hyperlordotic gait is often as a compensatory mechanism for hip extensor weakness, proximal muscle weakness, or hip flexion contracture.